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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... (PLAX view) ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... #PLAX #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... - Pericardial Effusion ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Parasternal #LongAxis #PLAX
Postoperative Hemorrhagic Pericardial effusion with Left Ventricular Compression and Tamponade

- Reza Karimianpour, D.O. https://twitter.com/officialdrk12

#Postoperative #Pericardial #Effusion
Hemorrhagic Pericardial effusion ... Compression and Tamponade ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Malignant Pericardial Effusion ... causing Tamponade ... on POCUS Parasternal ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #PLAX
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #PLAX
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for ... Tamponade - Pericardial ... Effusion - Diastolic ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Endocarditis on POCUS ... - PLAX Why would ... & mitral valves ... #PLAX #clinical
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
Rapid Ultrasound ... contractility, RV strain, tamponade ... compromise • PIPE: Aortic ... E-FAST • A - Aorta ... #pocus #shock
Bicuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram
Bicuspid Aortic valves (prevalence approx 2%) degenerate more frequently and rapidly (at
Bicuspid Aortic ... valves (prevalence ... #Bicuspid #Aortic ... #Valve #psax #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup ... infarction • Aortic ... embolism • Cardiac tamponade ... rupture Initial workup ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound