Tag: aortic dissection
Hot off the presses: #POCUS for Aortic Dissection
For the last few years, while doing bedside teaching at EDE 2 or EDE 3, or in my own ED, I have been occasionally sharing useful tidbits regarding the utility of POCUS for aortic dissection. I have been mentioning that a PCE, an aortic flap (at any level of the aorta), and a dilated aortic […]
POCUS for Aortic Dissection – A Case
It was 10pm on a busy shift in the emergency department. A 69 year-old man presented with sudden onset retrosternal chest pain radiating to his back. The pain lasted an hour and then resolved spontaneously. He drove himself to the ED for assessment. His initial ECG at triage was normal. While in the ED, he […]
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