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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
on POCUS (PLAX ... What's the Diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Hemopericardium
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... View (A4C) • Inferior ... View (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... • PSAX: Aortic
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Dissection - Aortic ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS ... Inferior Vena Cava ... Aortic Slide Views ... Pulmonary View ... #Protocol #diagnosis
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
an identified dissection ... Division Chief, Ultrasound ... Director #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #AorticDissection
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

Here's the abdominal ultrasound of a man who was in
(AAA) on POCUS ... ultrasound of a ... in shock after cardiac ... appears to mimic dissection ... #POCUS #Clinical
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... C - Collapsed inferior ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
Aortic dissection ... life threatening diagnosis ... large vessel anterior ... be seen in the anterior ... #AbdominalUS #AorticDissection
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis