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Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX view
Patient presented with chest pain.
TEE sens (97-99%), TTE sens
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presented with chest ... associated pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #clinical
Plankton Sign on POCUS
Complex pleural effusion after CABG - plankton sign 
Plankton sign + , swirling
POCUS Complex ... pleural effusion ... and echogenic areas ... #POCUS #clinical ... #pleural
Aortic Dissection seen through a large left pleural effusion on POCUS

Aortic Dissection! Pro move- using the
effusion on POCUS ... the large left pleural ... fluid seen in the chest ... #pleural #effusion ... #POCUS #clinical
Hemopericardium on POCUS after Stab Wound

Stab wound to chest:
Blood clot ==> echos. 
Hemopericardium ==> Easily Missed
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... Stab wound to chest ... #echocardiogram ... #trauma #stab # ... clinical #hemorrhagic
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram
GSW to left chest. Prehospital arrest. Note has hemopericardium-isoechoic to
Cardiac Arrest on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... GSW to left chest ... echogenic/isoechoic effusions ... #clinical #trauma
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
examine all the areas ... the silhouette sign ... lymphadenopathy, pleural ... aorta, aneurysm, dissection ... #Clinical #Anatomy
Heart Point Sign
Patient presenting after stab wound to left anterior chest.
A-lines where you should be seeing
Heart Point Sign ... left anterior chest ... #HeartPoint #Sign ... #trauma #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
10% depending on clinical ... access to the pleural ... loss of vital signs ... with signs of life ... #Thoracotomy #clinical