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Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Type A Aortid Dissection ... View Type A Aortic ... supports PE or other causes ... of R heart strain ... #POCUS #SSN #Clinical
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... Axis • PSAX: Aortic ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Dilatation - Aortic ... Stenosis - Diastolic Heart ... Failure - Aortic ... Cardiomyopathy - Systolic Heart ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Summary table of heart murmurs associated with mitral and aortic valve diseases as well as their
Summary table of heart ... with mitral and aortic ... #diagnosis #heart ... #cardiology #comparison
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... is caused by a ... Consider aortic ... opiates • Control heart
Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Type A Aortid Dissection ... View Type A Aortic ... supports PE or other causes ... of R heart strain ... #POCUS #Labeled
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
compromise • PIPE: Aortic ... Approach: • H - Heart ... E-FAST • A - Aorta ... diagnosis #Ultrasound #pocus
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... disorders: - aortic ... regurgitation - aortic ... sclerosis (both heart ... circulation/High output heart
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided Heart ... Regurgitation • Aortic ... Stenosis • Aortic ... Regurgitation • Aortic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Atherosclerosis) • Aortic ... dissection • Aortic ... aneurysm • Aortic ... beats: • Left heart ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes