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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... Non-ischemic EKG, nl CXR ... What's the Diagnosis ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Clinical
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology ... #clinical
Aortic Coarctation on Echocardiogram
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
Aortic Coarctation ... Mario Vargas Galgani ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #pocus ... #aorta
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Blood Cx grew staph ... #aorta #Valve # ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Aortopulmonary Window connection between Ascending Aorta & Main Pulmonary Artery
 - Presence of 2 semilunar valves
between Ascending Aorta ... of 2 semilunar valves ... Both semilunar valves ... APWindow #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
hypnosis as soon as clinical ... obstetrics, relieve aorto-caval ... of unrelieved aorto-caval ... • Obstetric aorto-caval ... #Management #Workup
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... or sed rate): Value ... GCA, but normal values ... #Management
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
of the cardiac valves ... The pulmonic and aortic ... valves generally ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Key Point: High clinical ... heart failure • Aortic ... congestion on a CXR ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology