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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... LA, LV, aortic root ... - aortic dissection ... #Dissection #POCUS ... #PLAX #clinical
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... Dissection on POCUS ... STEMI on EKG: ... #Dissection #POCUS ... #cardiology #clinical
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
TypeA Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Resolution: CT surgery ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Axis Windows: Aortic ... motion to image the LV ... #POCUS #Fanning ... #Views #Clinical ... #Cardiology
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
Valve in a plane ... #mercedes #sign ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PSAX
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram

Quadricuspid Aortic Valve - very rare, usually presents in the 5-6th decade
Valve on Echocardiogram ... decade of life w/sign ... #Valve #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram ... elevations in different ECG ... Intimal #Flap #dissection ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram
Pickelhaube sign may be seen in mitral valve prolapse (MVP): High velocity (≥
on Echocardiogram ... seen in mitral valve ... adjacent posterobasal LV ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #clinical #diagnosis
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
identifying the RV vs LV ... 100% reliable sign ... apically displaced valve ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #pocus
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... , cardiac MRI, CT ... are all of some value ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology