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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... View (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... Aorta Long Axis ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... Assess for high ... disease • Cardiac ... opiates • Control heart ... 100-120, Target MAP
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
may not be in line ... to view it in LAX ... looking at the abdominal ... aorta. ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

Here's the abdominal ultrasound of a man who was in
Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS ... ultrasound of a man ... in shock after cardiac ... forget about the #Aorta ... appears to mimic dissection
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... exam Determine Cardiac ... determine if stress test ... - Cataract Plan ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... ischemia, surgery may ... or diagnostic tests ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac