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TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
TypeA Aortic Dissection ... EKG: afib, twi I ... Resolution: CT surgery ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
Coronary Ostium ... elevations in different ECG ... Intimal #Flap #dissection ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... dissection.- Michael ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... EM #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... • Preoperative coronary
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
dissection. ... the CV surgeon ... dissection. ... Delta Hospital #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
diseases, ECG showed ... ANGIO ruled out aortic ... dissection while ... at Circumflex territory ... #clinical #video
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... regional ischemia, surgery ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... #typea #typeb #classification
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• Spontaneous coronary ... artery dissection ... heart failure • Aortic ... dissection • Other ... experience recovery of cardiac