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Aortic Dissection - Descending Aorta with Hemothorax on POCUS

45 yo F, 6 hours of chest pain.
- Descending Aorta ... Hemothorax on POCUS ... BP 150/90, HR 75x ... Dissection #Descending #Aorta ... #Flap #Long #POCUS
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Parastemal Long-Axis ... Vena Cava (SC) Long ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... Long Axis • PSAX ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
a parasternal long ... proximal ascending aorta ... Director #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... AorticDissection #Aorta
Aortic Dissection
This is the abdominal aorta in long axis. The bright line you see running through
the abdominal aorta ... in long axis. ... wondered why we keep BP ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Aorta #LongAxis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... unless prior heart/lung ... and undergoing AAA