Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 β€’ Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 β€’ Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... -Chamber View (A4C ... β€’ SC Abdominal Aorta ... Axis β€’ PSAX: Aortic ... #TTE #Echocardiogram
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 β€’ PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 β€’ TANK: IVC
Rapid Ultrasound ... in SHock Evaluation ... contractility, RV strain, tamponade ... E-FAST β€’ A - Aorta ... #pocus #shock
POCUS Reference Measurements
 β€’ Gallbladder
 β€’ Urinary Bladder
 β€’ GI Tract
 β€’ Pregnancy
 β€’ Optic Nerve
Pregnancy β€’ Optic ... DVT β€’ IVC β€’ Aorta ... β€’ Cardiac ... #Measurements #Ultrasound ... #Echocardiogram
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Proximal aortic ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... Note large aortic ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound
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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
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Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Mechanical β†’ severe aortic ... dissection of ascending aorta ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... tamponade, constrictive ... Types #diagnosis #management
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Mechanical β†’ severe aortic ... dissection of ascending aorta ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... tamponade, constrictive ... types #diagnosis #management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... the wall of the aorta ... disease β€’ Cardiac ... deficit β€’ Shock ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... Setup - Ultrasound ... pericarditis, Pericardial Tamponade ... Cardiac surgery? ... #Diagnosis #Management
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
proximal ascending aorta ... Division Chief, Ultrasound ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiac ... #Echocardiogram ... AorticDissection #Aorta
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