Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Presenting as a Subacute Cough.
Suprasternal aortic view
aortic aneurysm
Journal
POCUS journal
ISSN: 2369-8543
Titre abrégé: POCUS J
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 9918434088906676
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
medline:
8
5
2023
pubmed:
8
5
2023
entrez:
8
5
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The suprasternal aortic notch cardiac point of care ultrasound (POCUS) window is a useful view for evaluating thoracic aortic pathologies. However, it is not routinely included in the standard cardiac POCUS exam despite its ability to capture emergent pathologies such as aortic dissection and thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA). Ruptured aortic aneurysms can present with sudden, severe chest or back pain, as well as hemodynamic instability, resulting in a high mortality. We present an atypical case of a patient with hemoptysis who was found to have a contained aortic rupture. In this case, POCUS, specifically the suprasternal aortic notch view, was used to expedite definitive care.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37152336
doi: 10.24908/pocus.v8i1.15894
pmc: PMC10155736
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
22-24Informations de copyright
Copyright (c) 2023 Eduardo Diaz, Hanan Atia, Brian Kohen, Seth Lotterman.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None.
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