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Aortic Dissection Flap on Abdominal POCUS

Older patient found-aphasia, left sided weakness. Last known well 90min ago.
STROKE.Grabbing chest ... Echogenic pericardial effusion ... look at abdominal aorta ... #Long #Sagittal ... #Aorta
Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
a pericardial effusion ... the dissection flap ... With chest and belly ... Elias Jaffa MD MS ... #Aorta #Aortic
Aortic Dissection seen through a large left pleural effusion on POCUS

Aortic Dissection! Pro move- using the
on POCUS Aortic ... to visualize thoracic ... aorta (seen here ... fluid seen in the chest ... the lumen of the aorta
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
bleeding vessels, lung ... Compress aorta ... ribs until feel aorta ... Cardiac Massage ... • 2 flat hands
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: ED Thoracotomy Instructions
1. CALL FOR HELP.
2. GATHER SUPPLIES.
   +/- Sterile gloves,
Thoracotomy Tray ... GET INTO CHEST. ... to protect the lung ... Massage Cross-Clamp Aorta ... trauma #checklist #thoracic
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not ... unless prior heart/lung ... upper abdominal/thoracic