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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Proximal Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) 42 yo F ... LA, LV, aortic root ... #PLAX #clinical
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
yo M sent from clinic ... Also, LV dilation ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Parasternal Short-Axis (PSSA) view with right ventricle (RV), circular left ventricle (LV), and papillary muscles #Clinical
Parasternal Short-Axis ... left ventricle (LV ... papillary muscles #Clinical ... #Cardiology #POCUS ... #PSAX #ALiEM
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
Parasternal Short ... jchristianfox #AorticValve ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #cardiology ... #PSAX
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Parasternal Short ... motion to image the LV ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... Fanning #Views #Clinical
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
abscess, and reduced LV ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... myocardial #abscess #plax ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Unicuspid unicommissural aortic valve. Patient also has repaired coarctation - Short Axis View

- Dr. Lynn Miller
@LynnGreigMiller

#Unicuspid
coarctation - Short ... Unicommissural #AorticValve ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #Clinical #POCUS
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Type A Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Can you spot the ... #cardiology #clinical ... #plax #clinical
Some great cases from last week's image review: This one from LSU EM intern Dr. Bethany
Can you spot the ... Descending Aortic Dissection ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #PSAX #Aortic # ... Dissection #Flap
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
failure • Altered mental ... vegetation secondary to endocarditis ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #Infective #Endocarditis