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Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Type A Aortid Dissection ... Aortic insuff, pericardial ... whereas RV:LV >1 supports ... PE or other causes ... Suprasternal #Notch #Aorta
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
Pregnancy • Optic ... DVT • IVC • Aorta ... #Measurements #Ultrasound ... #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
Parasternal Short ... proximal and look for Aortic ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... mercedes #sign #Echocardiogram
Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Type A Aortid Dissection ... Aortic insuff, pericardial ... whereas RV:LV >1 supports ... PE or other causes ... #Suprasternal #Aorta
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Proximal aortic ... Note large aortic ... TypeA #Dissection #Aortic ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Dilatation - Aortic ... Dissection - Aortic ... Hypertrophy - Pericardial ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Echocardiogram
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 ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a ... the wall of the aorta ... Consider aortic ... wall stress by
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... intimal flap in the aorta ... and a pericardial ... Dissection #POCUS #Echocardiogram
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Parasternal Short-Axis ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... Axis • PSAX: Aortic ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram