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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... LA, LV, aortic root ... and ascending aorta ... seen in ascending aorta ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Descending Aortic Dissection on POCUS 

Dr. Michael I. Prats
@PratsEM

#Aortic #Dissection #Descending #Aorta #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Clinical #Cardiology
Descending Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Dr. ... PratsEM #Aortic #Dissection ... #Descending #Aorta ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... the descending aorta ... TypeB #Aortic #Dissection ... #Flap #POCUS #Echocardiogram
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
TypeA Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... for this Type A Dissection ... #Aorta #POCUS # ... Echocardiogram #
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Ultrasound - Right Ventricular ... Dilatation - Aortic Dissection ... Rupture - Left Ventricular ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... on POCUS (PLAX ... #Aortic #Aorta ... #Echocardiogram ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
Protocol: • PUMP: LV ... • PIPE: Aortic dissection ... E-FAST • A - Aorta ... diagnosis #Ultrasound #pocus
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram

• Failure of the TV to "de-laminate" from the RV
• An abnormality of
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram ... Affects RV & TV >> LV ... & MV • Ventricular ... Myopathy" (sometimes LV ... #POCUS #clinical
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
Constriction on Echocardiogram ... but very clear ventricular ... interdependence—notice how the RV/LV ... #Constriction #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #POCUS
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
assessment of right ventricular ... Ao, aorta; DTI, ... , left atrium; LV ... ; RVEDD, right ventricular ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram