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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PLAX Elderly ... Diagnosis? ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... on POCUS (PLAX ... What's the Diagnosis ... dissection with ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Dilatation - Aortic ... Dissection - Aortic ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
Ultrasound in SHock ... dissection, aneurysms ... Exam #protocol #diagnosis ... #Ultrasound #pocus ... #shock
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... deficit • Shock ... #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Mechanical → severe aortic ... valvular rupture, dissection ... of ascending aorta ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Mechanical → severe aortic ... valvular rupture, dissection ... of ascending aorta ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
⚠️ Cardiogenic shock ... coronary artery dissection ... heart failure • Aortic ... dissection • Other ... recognition and management