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Stanford classification:
- Type A: Ascending aorta
- Type B: Distal to ascending aorta
#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection #Aorta #Classification
Stanford classification ... Type A: Ascending aorta ... Distal to ascending aorta ... #Diagnosis #Aortic ... #Dissection #Aorta
Aortic Dissection Classification:

Stanford (More commonly used)
 - Type A- Any involvement of the ascending aorta
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Classification: ... the ascending aorta ... B- Descending aorta ... only #Diagnosis ... #Aorta #Classification
Aortic Dissection - Stanford / DeBakey Classification
Stanford A / DeBakey II - Dissection involving the ascending
Stanford / DeBakey Classification ... the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... the descending aorta ... #types #diagnosis
Figure 1. The most common classification systems of thoracic aortic dissection: Stanford and DeBakey.

#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection
The most common classification ... systems of thoracic aortic ... #Diagnosis #Aortic ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #Classification
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... -Chamber View (A4C ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... Axis • PSAX: Aortic ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS
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 ... Suprasternal #Notch #Aorta ... #POCUS #SSN #Clinical
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... #Causes #cardiology
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
POCUS Reference ... Pregnancy • Optic ... DVT • IVC • Aorta ... sspillai01 #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Diagnosis
Coarctation of the Aorta 

Preductal Coarctation:
Narrowing is proximal to ductus arteriosus Life-threatening if severe; seen in
Coarctation of the Aorta ... Appears when ductus closes ... #Coarctation #Aorta ... Postductal #Congenital #Diagnosis ... Peds #Pediatrics #aortic
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... What's the Diagnosis ... Proximal aortic ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS