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Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Aortic Dissection ... Parasternal long ... A aortic dissection ... intimal flap in the aorta ... #Dissection #POCUS
AAA caught on Echocardiogram - Parasternal Long Axis

V.L.Sorrell, MD @VLSorrellImages

#AAA #Aorta #AorticAneurysm #Echocardiogram #POCUS #PLAX #Clinical
- Parasternal Long ... #Aorta #AorticAneurysm ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #PLAX #Clinical ... #Cardiology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... no matter how long ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
areas where the lung ... these borders lung-soft ... the silhouette sign ... elongation of the aorta ... important mediastinal-lung
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... - Peripheral vascular ... unless prior heart/lung ... and undergoing AAA
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... the “Chewing gum test ... day, followed by long ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
patients with no signs ... - Lung, Pancreas ... Clinical Findings ... on mitral and aortic ... Endocarditis #Diagnosis #Management