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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 ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #clinical
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... What's the Diagnosis ... DavidPigottMD #TypeA ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Clinical
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... Mechanical → severe aortic ... dissection of ascending aorta ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... #diagnosis #management
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
• Most common type ... dissection of ascending aorta ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... Classification #Types ... #diagnosis #management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a tear ... the wall of the aorta ... disease • Cardiac ... deficit • Shock ... #management #vascular
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
Arterial side (aorta ... Support (VA) - cardiac ... PE, cardiogenic shock ... #Oxygenation #diagnosis ... #management
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
is an intimal tear ... the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... CardiacCTA #CCTA #clinical ... cardiology #radiology #aorta
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
This 40ish year ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... Delta Hospital #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacUS ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... Risk Stratify Type ... What is the type ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis