Case: Aorta Ultrasound - Aneurysms

Case: Aorta Ultrasound - Aneurysms

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This video details how bedside ultrasound imaging can be used to perform abdominal ultrasound examinations.
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<p begin="00:00:14.109" end="00:00:15.631" style="s2">- Hello, my name is Phil Perera</p>
<p begin="00:00:15.631" end="00:00:17.429" style="s2">and I'm the emergency<br />ultrasound coordinator</p>
<p begin="00:00:17.429" end="00:00:20.193" style="s2">at the New York Presbyterian<br />Hospital in New York City,</p>
<p begin="00:00:20.193" end="00:00:22.860" style="s2">and welcome to SoundBytes Cases!</p>
<p begin="00:00:24.063" end="00:00:25.590" style="s2">In this SoundBytes module entitled</p>
<p begin="00:00:25.590" end="00:00:27.793" style="s2">Part 2 of bedside ultrasound of the aorta,</p>
<p begin="00:00:27.793" end="00:00:29.363" style="s2">we'll go further on our discussion</p>
<p begin="00:00:29.363" end="00:00:31.383" style="s2">of bedside ultrasonography of the aorta,</p>
<p begin="00:00:31.383" end="00:00:33.856" style="s2">and detection of abdominal<br />aortic aneurysms.</p>
<p begin="00:00:33.856" end="00:00:36.134" style="s2">We'll begin with a<br />review of the definitions</p>
<p begin="00:00:36.134" end="00:00:37.766" style="s2">and the anatomy of the types of</p>
<p begin="00:00:37.766" end="00:00:39.440" style="s2">abdominal aortic aneurysms that you</p>
<p begin="00:00:39.440" end="00:00:41.802" style="s2">may encounter in the emergency department.</p>
<p begin="00:00:41.802" end="00:00:43.884" style="s2">We'll look at a number<br />of ultrasound images</p>
<p begin="00:00:43.884" end="00:00:45.680" style="s2">demonstrating triple-A's, and we'll</p>
<p begin="00:00:45.680" end="00:00:47.267" style="s2">conclude with a discussion of the</p>
<p begin="00:00:47.267" end="00:00:48.940" style="s2">potential pitfalls of bedside imaging</p>
<p begin="00:00:48.940" end="00:00:51.607" style="s2">of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.</p>
<p begin="00:00:52.628" end="00:00:54.150" style="s2">This illustration shows the types</p>
<p begin="00:00:54.150" end="00:00:55.652" style="s2">of abdominal aortic aneurysms that</p>
<p begin="00:00:55.652" end="00:00:58.170" style="s2">may be encountered in clinical practice.</p>
<p begin="00:00:58.170" end="00:01:00.761" style="s2">The more common type of<br />abdominal aortic aneurysm</p>
<p begin="00:01:00.761" end="00:01:03.406" style="s2">is defined as Fusiform,<br />or diffuse dilatation</p>
<p begin="00:01:03.406" end="00:01:05.225" style="s2">of the abdominal abdominal aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:01:05.225" end="00:01:06.838" style="s2">Remember that a triple-A is defined</p>
<p begin="00:01:06.838" end="00:01:10.017" style="s2">as an aortic diameter greater<br />than three centimeters.</p>
<p begin="00:01:10.017" end="00:01:12.933" style="s2">Let's start by looking at<br />the picture to the far left.</p>
<p begin="00:01:12.933" end="00:01:14.631" style="s2">What we see here is a diffuse dilatation</p>
<p begin="00:01:14.631" end="00:01:17.177" style="s2">of the aorta beginning at<br />the level below the renals,</p>
<p begin="00:01:17.177" end="00:01:21.199" style="s2">and ending just above bifurcation<br />into the iliac arteries.</p>
<p begin="00:01:21.199" end="00:01:23.264" style="s2">Notice the picture towards the middle;</p>
<p begin="00:01:23.264" end="00:01:25.119" style="s2">some of these fusiform aneurysms</p>
<p begin="00:01:25.119" end="00:01:27.087" style="s2">can extend from the abdominal aorta</p>
<p begin="00:01:27.087" end="00:01:29.541" style="s2">all the way down into the iliac artery.</p>
<p begin="00:01:29.541" end="00:01:32.859" style="s2">Now the less common type of<br />abdominal aortic aneurysm</p>
<p begin="00:01:32.859" end="00:01:34.532" style="s2">is known as Saccular, as shown</p>
<p begin="00:01:34.532" end="00:01:35.912" style="s2">in the picture to the far right,</p>
<p begin="00:01:35.912" end="00:01:37.879" style="s2">where you have a localized out-pouching</p>
<p begin="00:01:37.879" end="00:01:39.019" style="s2">of the abdominal wall.</p>
<p begin="00:01:39.019" end="00:01:41.281" style="s2">This next illustration makes the point</p>
<p begin="00:01:41.281" end="00:01:43.421" style="s2">that choosing the<br />correct probe orientation</p>
<p begin="00:01:43.421" end="00:01:45.272" style="s2">is very important in terms of getting a</p>
<p begin="00:01:45.272" end="00:01:46.746" style="s2">correct measurement of the aorta,</p>
<p begin="00:01:46.746" end="00:01:48.111" style="s2">due to the cylinder effect.</p>
<p begin="00:01:48.111" end="00:01:50.704" style="s2">Let's look at the two long axis views</p>
<p begin="00:01:50.704" end="00:01:52.549" style="s2">of the probes along the aorta, as shown</p>
<p begin="00:01:52.549" end="00:01:54.401" style="s2">towards the left of the image here.</p>
<p begin="00:01:54.401" end="00:01:56.089" style="s2">Beginning in probe position 1,</p>
<p begin="00:01:56.089" end="00:01:58.610" style="s2">we see a side slice, in which the probe</p>
<p begin="00:01:58.610" end="00:02:00.700" style="s2">is positioned towards<br />the side of the aorta,</p>
<p begin="00:02:00.700" end="00:02:03.972" style="s2">and underestimating the true<br />diameter of the aortic lumen.</p>
<p begin="00:02:03.972" end="00:02:05.818" style="s2">We can see that positioning the probe</p>
<p begin="00:02:05.818" end="00:02:07.319" style="s2">towards the middle of the image,</p>
<p begin="00:02:07.319" end="00:02:09.177" style="s2">as shown here in probe position 2,</p>
<p begin="00:02:09.177" end="00:02:11.464" style="s2">we'll get a correct<br />diameter, but this can be</p>
<p begin="00:02:11.464" end="00:02:14.384" style="s2">difficult to ascertain using<br />the long axis orientation.</p>
<p begin="00:02:14.384" end="00:02:17.257" style="s2">A better orientation is<br />to position the probe</p>
<p begin="00:02:17.257" end="00:02:18.928" style="s2">in the short axis configuration,</p>
<p begin="00:02:18.928" end="00:02:20.491" style="s2">as shown in probe position 3,</p>
<p begin="00:02:20.491" end="00:02:23.375" style="s2">one can then get a sense<br />in terms of the true lumen,</p>
<p begin="00:02:23.375" end="00:02:24.892" style="s2">and get the best measurements</p>
<p begin="00:02:24.892" end="00:02:26.779" style="s2">of the abdominal aortic aneurysm.</p>
<p begin="00:02:26.779" end="00:02:29.326" style="s2">In the last illustration we made the point</p>
<p begin="00:02:29.326" end="00:02:30.746" style="s2">that it's important to image the</p>
<p begin="00:02:30.746" end="00:02:33.058" style="s2">abdominal aortic aneurysm<br />for an accurate dimension</p>
<p begin="00:02:33.058" end="00:02:34.925" style="s2">in the short axis configuration.</p>
<p begin="00:02:34.925" end="00:02:36.967" style="s2">But it's also very important to include</p>
<p begin="00:02:36.967" end="00:02:39.196" style="s2">outer-wall to outer-wall<br />in the measurements</p>
<p begin="00:02:39.196" end="00:02:41.114" style="s2">of the abdominal aortic aneurysm.</p>
<p begin="00:02:41.114" end="00:02:42.382" style="s2">Here we can see a measurement</p>
<p begin="00:02:42.382" end="00:02:44.910" style="s2">of a triple A only<br />including the inner lumen,</p>
<p begin="00:02:44.910" end="00:02:47.337" style="s2">and notice that we could<br />vastly underestimate</p>
<p begin="00:02:47.337" end="00:02:50.066" style="s2">the true diameter of<br />this very large triple-A.</p>
<p begin="00:02:50.066" end="00:02:52.211" style="s2">Here's the correct dimensions</p>
<p begin="00:02:52.211" end="00:02:53.938" style="s2">of the abdominal aortic aneurysm,</p>
<p begin="00:02:53.938" end="00:02:55.579" style="s2">and notice here, that we're measuring</p>
<p begin="00:02:55.579" end="00:02:57.423" style="s2">anterior, posterior, and laterally,</p>
<p begin="00:02:57.423" end="00:03:00.091" style="s2">including the thrombus<br />that coats the outer walls</p>
<p begin="00:03:00.091" end="00:03:02.095" style="s2">of this abdominal aortic aneurysm,</p>
<p begin="00:03:02.095" end="00:03:03.870" style="s2">in addition to the true lumen,</p>
<p begin="00:03:03.870" end="00:03:05.889" style="s2">and we get an outstanding number of</p>
<p begin="00:03:05.889" end="00:03:08.694" style="s2">eight by eight centimeters<br />on this triple-A.</p>
<p begin="00:03:08.694" end="00:03:10.953" style="s2">Here's a short axis view of a</p>
<p begin="00:03:10.953" end="00:03:13.147" style="s2">very large abdominal aortic aneurysm</p>
<p begin="00:03:13.147" end="00:03:15.218" style="s2">in a patient who presented<br />to the emergency department</p>
<p begin="00:03:15.218" end="00:03:17.395" style="s2">with abdominal and back pain,</p>
<p begin="00:03:17.395" end="00:03:19.007" style="s2">and with a small indicator arrow</p>
<p begin="00:03:19.007" end="00:03:21.342" style="s2">I'm showing in the B mode<br />image towards the left,</p>
<p begin="00:03:21.342" end="00:03:24.035" style="s2">the large triple-A, and there's the spine,</p>
<p begin="00:03:24.035" end="00:03:26.866" style="s2">which is our landmark for<br />determination of the aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:03:26.866" end="00:03:29.250" style="s2">Now we can see the Color<br />Power Doppler image</p>
<p begin="00:03:29.250" end="00:03:31.330" style="s2">towards the right, showing<br />pulsations of blood</p>
<p begin="00:03:31.330" end="00:03:34.415" style="s2">within this very large triple-A.</p>
<p begin="00:03:34.415" end="00:03:35.596" style="s2">Next we're going to measure this</p>
<p begin="00:03:35.596" end="00:03:37.359" style="s2">abdominal aortic aneurysm, and notice</p>
<p begin="00:03:37.359" end="00:03:39.209" style="s2">we have a short axis configuration</p>
<p begin="00:03:39.209" end="00:03:40.960" style="s2">including outer-wall to outer-wall,</p>
<p begin="00:03:40.960" end="00:03:44.130" style="s2">that includes the inner<br />lumen, and the outer thrombus,</p>
<p begin="00:03:44.130" end="00:03:47.483" style="s2">and we have a measurement<br />of 4.8 by 4.9 centimeters,</p>
<p begin="00:03:47.483" end="00:03:49.348" style="s2">making a criteria of a triple-A</p>
<p begin="00:03:49.348" end="00:03:51.308" style="s2">greater than three centimeters.</p>
<p begin="00:03:51.308" end="00:03:53.412" style="s2">This video clip is another short axis</p>
<p begin="00:03:53.412" end="00:03:55.348" style="s2">orientation of a very large triple-A</p>
<p begin="00:03:55.348" end="00:03:57.943" style="s2">in a patient who presented the<br />the ED with abdominal pain.</p>
<p begin="00:03:57.943" end="00:03:59.977" style="s2">We mark the spine as our landmark,</p>
<p begin="00:03:59.977" end="00:04:02.931" style="s2">and anterior to the spine we<br />see a very large triple-A.</p>
<p begin="00:04:02.931" end="00:04:05.948" style="s2">Notice the true lumen, and<br />the accumulation of thrombus</p>
<p begin="00:04:05.948" end="00:04:09.540" style="s2">that's seen substantially<br />anterior to the true lumen.</p>
<p begin="00:04:09.540" end="00:04:11.423" style="s2">Next, we'll measure this triple-A,</p>
<p begin="00:04:11.423" end="00:04:13.153" style="s2">and here we've placed our calipers</p>
<p begin="00:04:13.153" end="00:04:14.748" style="s2">from outer-wall to outer-wall</p>
<p begin="00:04:14.748" end="00:04:16.392" style="s2">in a short axis configuration,</p>
<p begin="00:04:16.392" end="00:04:17.934" style="s2">and we come up with an aneurysm</p>
<p begin="00:04:17.934" end="00:04:21.029" style="s2">of 6.3 by 5.8 centimeters, again making</p>
<p begin="00:04:21.029" end="00:04:23.420" style="s2">the criteria of a very large triple-A</p>
<p begin="00:04:23.420" end="00:04:25.399" style="s2">greater than three centimeters.</p>
<p begin="00:04:25.399" end="00:04:28.201" style="s2">This video clip shows a<br />very interesting triple-A,</p>
<p begin="00:04:28.201" end="00:04:30.888" style="s2">with multiple onion-skin<br />layers of thrombus</p>
<p begin="00:04:30.888" end="00:04:32.500" style="s2">surrounding a very small lumen</p>
<p begin="00:04:32.500" end="00:04:34.266" style="s2">towards the middle of the triple-A.</p>
<p begin="00:04:34.266" end="00:04:36.468" style="s2">And notice again that we<br />could vastly underestimate</p>
<p begin="00:04:36.468" end="00:04:38.543" style="s2">the true dimensions of this triple-A,</p>
<p begin="00:04:38.543" end="00:04:40.499" style="s2">if all we included was the lumen.</p>
<p begin="00:04:40.499" end="00:04:42.662" style="s2">We see here a very large burden of clot</p>
<p begin="00:04:42.662" end="00:04:45.627" style="s2">surrounding the lumen circumferentially</p>
<p begin="00:04:45.627" end="00:04:48.467" style="s2">in a short axis orientation.</p>
<p begin="00:04:48.467" end="00:04:49.978" style="s2">Next, we're going to position the probe</p>
<p begin="00:04:49.978" end="00:04:52.143" style="s2">in a long axis orientation, and I'd like</p>
<p begin="00:04:52.143" end="00:04:55.036" style="s2">to categorize this as<br />the Subway sandwich sign,</p>
<p begin="00:04:55.036" end="00:04:57.164" style="s2">and what we see here is the lumen,</p>
<p begin="00:04:57.164" end="00:05:00.139" style="s2">making up the filling<br />of our Subway sandwich,</p>
<p begin="00:05:00.139" end="00:05:02.543" style="s2">and notice the anterior and posterior</p>
<p begin="00:05:02.543" end="00:05:05.271" style="s2">burden of clot making up<br />the loaves of the bread,</p>
<p begin="00:05:05.271" end="00:05:07.440" style="s2">circumferentially surrounding the lumen.</p>
<p begin="00:05:07.440" end="00:05:11.842" style="s2">So a very large triple-A<br />and long axis configuration.</p>
<p begin="00:05:11.842" end="00:05:13.787" style="s2">Next we're going to measure this triple-A,</p>
<p begin="00:05:13.787" end="00:05:15.564" style="s2">and here we're putting the calipers</p>
<p begin="00:05:15.564" end="00:05:17.543" style="s2">from anterior, posterior, and laterally,</p>
<p begin="00:05:17.543" end="00:05:19.696" style="s2">trying to add that lumen and the</p>
<p begin="00:05:19.696" end="00:05:21.587" style="s2">thrombus to our measurements,</p>
<p begin="00:05:21.587" end="00:05:23.349" style="s2">and I came up with a measurement</p>
<p begin="00:05:23.349" end="00:05:25.641" style="s2">that was 6.3 by 6.16 centimeters,</p>
<p begin="00:05:25.641" end="00:05:29.141" style="s2">again making the definition of a triple-A.</p>
<p begin="00:05:30.625" end="00:05:32.456" style="s2">This image is a short axis configuration</p>
<p begin="00:05:32.456" end="00:05:34.116" style="s2">showing an extremely large triple-A,</p>
<p begin="00:05:34.116" end="00:05:35.876" style="s2">in a patient who presented to the ED</p>
<p begin="00:05:35.876" end="00:05:38.117" style="s2">with abdominal pain, during a snowstorm</p>
<p begin="00:05:38.117" end="00:05:40.334" style="s2">in New York City in January.</p>
<p begin="00:05:40.334" end="00:05:42.127" style="s2">Notice the very large triple-A</p>
<p begin="00:05:42.127" end="00:05:44.409" style="s2">and the chaotic flow of blood inside.</p>
<p begin="00:05:44.409" end="00:05:46.255" style="s2">You can almost see the thrombus deposition</p>
<p begin="00:05:46.255" end="00:05:49.785" style="s2">from the swirls of blood in<br />this very large triple-A.</p>
<p begin="00:05:49.785" end="00:05:51.564" style="s2">Here's a long axis configuration</p>
<p begin="00:05:51.564" end="00:05:53.455" style="s2">of the same triple-A, and again we can</p>
<p begin="00:05:53.455" end="00:05:56.123" style="s2">almost take the patient's<br />heartbeat, or pulse,</p>
<p begin="00:05:56.123" end="00:05:59.359" style="s2">by measuring the movements<br />of the swirls of blood</p>
<p begin="00:05:59.359" end="00:06:02.558" style="s2">within this chaotic flow of<br />blood within the large triple-A,</p>
<p begin="00:06:02.558" end="00:06:04.672" style="s2">and we can see the<br />deposition of the thrombus</p>
<p begin="00:06:04.672" end="00:06:06.996" style="s2">both on the anterior and posterior walls</p>
<p begin="00:06:06.996" end="00:06:08.883" style="s2">of this very large triple-A.</p>
<p begin="00:06:08.883" end="00:06:11.428" style="s2">Here we're putting color<br />Power Doppler down,</p>
<p begin="00:06:11.428" end="00:06:14.139" style="s2">to again show that this<br />is a vascular structure,</p>
<p begin="00:06:14.139" end="00:06:16.218" style="s2">and what's interesting is again we</p>
<p begin="00:06:16.218" end="00:06:17.990" style="s2">can see the chaotic flow of blood,</p>
<p begin="00:06:17.990" end="00:06:20.080" style="s2">round and round within this triple-A,</p>
<p begin="00:06:20.080" end="00:06:22.343" style="s2">that contributes to the substantial burden</p>
<p begin="00:06:22.343" end="00:06:25.526" style="s2">of clot formation that<br />occurs on a triple-A.</p>
<p begin="00:06:25.526" end="00:06:27.313" style="s2">In the next image, we're going to measure</p>
<p begin="00:06:27.313" end="00:06:29.491" style="s2">this gigantic abdominal aortic aneurysm</p>
<p begin="00:06:29.491" end="00:06:31.023" style="s2">in the short axis orientation,</p>
<p begin="00:06:31.023" end="00:06:33.289" style="s2">and we measure from<br />outer-wall to outer-wall,</p>
<p begin="00:06:33.289" end="00:06:37.141" style="s2">we get a measurement of<br />8.8 by 8.6 centimeters.</p>
<p begin="00:06:37.141" end="00:06:39.457" style="s2">So this patient went directly<br />to the operating room,</p>
<p begin="00:06:39.457" end="00:06:43.481" style="s2">and had successful placement of a stent.</p>
<p begin="00:06:43.481" end="00:06:45.423" style="s2">This is a rare video<br />clip showing a saccular</p>
<p begin="00:06:45.423" end="00:06:47.299" style="s2">abdominal aortic aneurysm, in a patient</p>
<p begin="00:06:47.299" end="00:06:51.417" style="s2">who presented to the ED with<br />epigastric abdominal pain.</p>
<p begin="00:06:51.417" end="00:06:53.896" style="s2">We have the probe positioned<br />in a long axis configuration,</p>
<p begin="00:06:53.896" end="00:06:56.466" style="s2">superior to the left, and we see the aorta</p>
<p begin="00:06:56.466" end="00:06:58.419" style="s2">running from left to right, and</p>
<p begin="00:06:58.419" end="00:07:01.486" style="s2">we see an outpouching of the<br />aorta coming anteriorly there.</p>
<p begin="00:07:01.486" end="00:07:04.902" style="s2">That's a saccular aneurysm,<br />and as we measure it,</p>
<p begin="00:07:04.902" end="00:07:07.910" style="s2">we come up with a measurement<br />of 4.45 centimeters.</p>
<p begin="00:07:07.910" end="00:07:09.748" style="s2">As the patient was symptomatic</p>
<p begin="00:07:09.748" end="00:07:12.671" style="s2">with epigastric abdominal<br />pain over this aneurysm,</p>
<p begin="00:07:12.671" end="00:07:14.501" style="s2">she went directly to the operating room</p>
<p begin="00:07:14.501" end="00:07:15.774" style="s2">for operative repair.</p>
<p begin="00:07:15.774" end="00:07:17.813" style="s2">Let's go over some pitfalls and</p>
<p begin="00:07:17.813" end="00:07:20.480" style="s2">useful hints for imaging<br />of the abdominal aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:07:20.480" end="00:07:23.293" style="s2">At times, the aorta may<br />be difficult to see,</p>
<p begin="00:07:23.293" end="00:07:25.818" style="s2">secondary to excess bowel gas.</p>
<p begin="00:07:25.818" end="00:07:27.537" style="s2">We may press the transducer more</p>
<p begin="00:07:27.537" end="00:07:30.081" style="s2">firmly towards the spine<br />to displace the bowel gas</p>
<p begin="00:07:30.081" end="00:07:31.986" style="s2">and get a look at that aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:07:31.986" end="00:07:34.183" style="s2">If the patient has a high body mass index,</p>
<p begin="00:07:34.183" end="00:07:35.940" style="s2">we can use a lower frequency to</p>
<p begin="00:07:35.940" end="00:07:38.083" style="s2">increase penetration, and to get</p>
<p begin="00:07:38.083" end="00:07:40.709" style="s2">a better look at the abdominal aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:07:40.709" end="00:07:43.498" style="s2">Using Color Doppler can<br />help us to identify vessels,</p>
<p begin="00:07:43.498" end="00:07:45.698" style="s2">and be careful because there are times</p>
<p begin="00:07:45.698" end="00:07:48.562" style="s2">when the spine may look like a triple-A,</p>
<p begin="00:07:48.562" end="00:07:51.202" style="s2">but again close attention to the spine,</p>
<p begin="00:07:51.202" end="00:07:53.696" style="s2">and the location of vascular<br />structures anteriorly</p>
<p begin="00:07:53.696" end="00:07:55.279" style="s2">will clear that up.</p>
<p begin="00:07:56.600" end="00:07:58.356" style="s2">This video clip shows an example</p>
<p begin="00:07:58.356" end="00:07:59.973" style="s2">where the spine could be mistaken</p>
<p begin="00:07:59.973" end="00:08:02.122" style="s2">as a large abdominal aortic aneurysm.</p>
<p begin="00:08:02.122" end="00:08:03.863" style="s2">Notice that it has the appearance</p>
<p begin="00:08:03.863" end="00:08:06.018" style="s2">of a dark structure within the abdomen,</p>
<p begin="00:08:06.018" end="00:08:08.259" style="s2">and at first glance it could look like</p>
<p begin="00:08:08.259" end="00:08:11.035" style="s2">an abdominal aortic aneurysm, however,</p>
<p begin="00:08:11.035" end="00:08:13.087" style="s2">we note that there's positile structures</p>
<p begin="00:08:13.087" end="00:08:15.721" style="s2">anterior to the spine, we<br />see the aorta to the left,</p>
<p begin="00:08:15.721" end="00:08:18.803" style="s2">and the IVC towards the<br />patient's right side.</p>
<p begin="00:08:18.803" end="00:08:21.228" style="s2">We could also use color Power Doppler</p>
<p begin="00:08:21.228" end="00:08:22.919" style="s2">to differentiate the vascular structures</p>
<p begin="00:08:22.919" end="00:08:26.779" style="s2">of the aorta and IVC versus the spine.</p>
<p begin="00:08:26.779" end="00:08:29.852" style="s2">This ultrasound image shows<br />another interesting pitfall.</p>
<p begin="00:08:29.852" end="00:08:32.851" style="s2">At first glance, we see a<br />very large, dark structure</p>
<p begin="00:08:32.851" end="00:08:34.822" style="s2">towards the top of the picture here,</p>
<p begin="00:08:34.822" end="00:08:36.231" style="s2">that could be mistaken as a</p>
<p begin="00:08:36.231" end="00:08:38.478" style="s2">very large abdominal aortic aneurysm.</p>
<p begin="00:08:38.478" end="00:08:40.643" style="s2">But again, close attention to the location</p>
<p begin="00:08:40.643" end="00:08:43.218" style="s2">of the spine posteriorly will help us out.</p>
<p begin="00:08:43.218" end="00:08:45.205" style="s2">Notice we see the bone table of the spine,</p>
<p begin="00:08:45.205" end="00:08:47.141" style="s2">notice just anterior to the spine</p>
<p begin="00:08:47.141" end="00:08:49.850" style="s2">we actually can see here the aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:08:49.850" end="00:08:51.648" style="s2">This very large structure is actually</p>
<p begin="00:08:51.648" end="00:08:53.691" style="s2">a very large mesenteric cyst,</p>
<p begin="00:08:53.691" end="00:08:57.312" style="s2">and it failed to have pulsations<br />with power color doppler.</p>
<p begin="00:08:57.312" end="00:08:59.152" style="s2">In conclusion, thanks for joining me</p>
<p begin="00:08:59.152" end="00:09:00.439" style="s2">for this SoundBytes module going over</p>
<p begin="00:09:00.439" end="00:09:03.371" style="s2">Part 2 of bedside ultrasound of the aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:09:03.371" end="00:09:04.776" style="s2">Hopefully through this module you</p>
<p begin="00:09:04.776" end="00:09:06.189" style="s2">now understand the definition of</p>
<p begin="00:09:06.189" end="00:09:09.031" style="s2">and anatomy found on<br />bedside ultrasound imaging</p>
<p begin="00:09:09.031" end="00:09:11.265" style="s2">of an abdominal aortic aneurysm,</p>
<p begin="00:09:11.265" end="00:09:13.115" style="s2">and now you can use bedside sonography</p>
<p begin="00:09:13.115" end="00:09:16.143" style="s2">as a rapid diagnostic tool<br />for picking up a triple-A.</p>
<p begin="00:09:16.143" end="00:09:19.903" style="s2">Remember, that if a patient<br />has unstable hemodynamics,</p>
<p begin="00:09:19.903" end="00:09:22.877" style="s2">and a large triple-A is<br />seen on bedside sonography,</p>
<p begin="00:09:22.877" end="00:09:26.193" style="s2">that patient must be assumed<br />to have a rupturing triple-A.</p>
<p begin="00:09:26.193" end="00:09:28.409" style="s2">Using bedside sonography,<br />we can facilitate</p>
<p begin="00:09:28.409" end="00:09:30.742" style="s2">timely operative management<br />of these patients</p>
<p begin="00:09:30.742" end="00:09:33.051" style="s2">and possibly save a life.</p>
<p begin="00:09:33.051" end="00:09:34.958" style="s2">So I hope to see you back in the future,</p>
<p begin="00:09:34.958" end="00:09:36.958" style="s2">as SoundBytes continues.</p>
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Case: Aorta Ultrasound - Introduction

Case: Aorta Ultrasound - Introduction

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This video details how bedside ultrasound imaging can be used, as well as proper probe placement and how to interpret the ultrasound images seen during abdominal ultrasound examinations.
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<p begin="00:00:14.627" end="00:00:16.346" style="s2">- Hello, my name is Phillips Perera</p>
<p begin="00:00:16.346" end="00:00:18.284" style="s2">and I'm the Emergency<br />Ultrasound Coordinator</p>
<p begin="00:00:18.284" end="00:00:21.642" style="s2">at the New York Presbyterian<br />Hospital in New York City.</p>
<p begin="00:00:21.642" end="00:00:24.808" style="s2">Welcome to SoundBytes Cases.</p>
<p begin="00:00:24.808" end="00:00:26.843" style="s2">In this SoundBytes Module entitled Part 1</p>
<p begin="00:00:26.843" end="00:00:28.797" style="s2">of Beside Ultrasound of the Aorta,</p>
<p begin="00:00:28.797" end="00:00:30.017" style="s2">we're going to specifically look</p>
<p begin="00:00:30.017" end="00:00:33.126" style="s2">at the Beside Detection of<br />Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.</p>
<p begin="00:00:33.126" end="00:00:35.855" style="s2">Now this application of Point<br />of Care Beside Sonography</p>
<p begin="00:00:35.855" end="00:00:38.236" style="s2">is one of the most crucial ones<br />for the Emergency Physician</p>
<p begin="00:00:38.236" end="00:00:41.498" style="s2">as Detection of an Abdominal<br />Aortic Aneurysm can be</p>
<p begin="00:00:41.498" end="00:00:44.156" style="s2">life saving for your<br />patient at the bedside.</p>
<p begin="00:00:44.156" end="00:00:46.142" style="s2">Using Point of Care<br />Sonography to make a rapid</p>
<p begin="00:00:46.142" end="00:00:49.114" style="s2">diagnosis of a rupturing<br />Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm</p>
<p begin="00:00:49.114" end="00:00:52.292" style="s2">in a patient who has unstable<br />vital signs can facilitate</p>
<p begin="00:00:52.292" end="00:00:55.485" style="s2">timely transfer of the patient<br />to the operating theater</p>
<p begin="00:00:55.485" end="00:00:57.778" style="s2">without undue delay in<br />the Emergency Department</p>
<p begin="00:00:57.778" end="00:01:00.778" style="s2">such as waiting for a CAT Scan.</p>
<p begin="00:01:00.778" end="00:01:01.860" style="s2">Because there's a lot of material to cover</p>
<p begin="00:01:01.860" end="00:01:04.435" style="s2">on the topic of Bedside<br />Ultrasound of the Aorta,</p>
<p begin="00:01:04.435" end="00:01:06.592" style="s2">I've divided this module<br />into Aorta Ultrasound</p>
<p begin="00:01:06.592" end="00:01:08.504" style="s2">Parts one and two.</p>
<p begin="00:01:08.504" end="00:01:11.741" style="s2">In this module entitled<br />Aorta Ultrasound Part 1</p>
<p begin="00:01:11.741" end="00:01:14.198" style="s2">we're gonna begin by reviewing<br />the anatomy of the Aorta,</p>
<p begin="00:01:14.198" end="00:01:16.774" style="s2">we'll then move on to learn<br />how to perform the Ultrasound</p>
<p begin="00:01:16.774" end="00:01:19.854" style="s2">examination of the Abdominal<br />Aorta, all the way from the top</p>
<p begin="00:01:19.854" end="00:01:22.595" style="s2">at the subxiphoid process as the Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:01:22.595" end="00:01:25.451" style="s2">exits the thoracic cavity to bifurcation</p>
<p begin="00:01:25.451" end="00:01:27.189" style="s2">at the level of the Umbilicus.</p>
<p begin="00:01:27.189" end="00:01:29.506" style="s2">We'll then also move on<br />to learn how to understand</p>
<p begin="00:01:29.506" end="00:01:31.455" style="s2">the interpretation of<br />the Ultrasound images</p>
<p begin="00:01:31.455" end="00:01:34.442" style="s2">that you will obtain<br />using Beside Sonography.</p>
<p begin="00:01:34.442" end="00:01:36.128" style="s2">Let's review the position of the probe</p>
<p begin="00:01:36.128" end="00:01:37.846" style="s2">for Sonography of the Aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:01:37.846" end="00:01:40.022" style="s2">Generally we'll begin<br />by placing the probe in</p>
<p begin="00:01:40.022" end="00:01:41.374" style="s2">a short axis configuration.</p>
<p begin="00:01:41.374" end="00:01:43.913" style="s2">Begin by placing the probe<br />in probe position one</p>
<p begin="00:01:43.913" end="00:01:46.232" style="s2">in the Epigastric region<br />to visual the Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:01:46.232" end="00:01:49.269" style="s2">as it enters the<br />Abdominal Cavity and exits</p>
<p begin="00:01:49.269" end="00:01:51.844" style="s2">through the Thoracic<br />Cavity via the diaphragm.</p>
<p begin="00:01:51.844" end="00:01:53.546" style="s2">The probe should be<br />configured with a marker dot</p>
<p begin="00:01:53.546" end="00:01:55.757" style="s2">over towards the patients right side.</p>
<p begin="00:01:55.757" end="00:01:58.598" style="s2">Press down to firmly displace bowel gas</p>
<p begin="00:01:58.598" end="00:02:00.463" style="s2">and get a glimpse of that Aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:02:00.463" end="00:02:02.851" style="s2">Now, we should visualize<br />the spine as our landmark</p>
<p begin="00:02:02.851" end="00:02:05.920" style="s2">and on top of the spine<br />we'll visualize the Aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:02:05.920" end="00:02:08.717" style="s2">Then we should slide the probe<br />inferiorly to probe position</p>
<p begin="00:02:08.717" end="00:02:11.616" style="s2">two here as show in the<br />Super Umbilical region.</p>
<p begin="00:02:11.616" end="00:02:13.553" style="s2">This will allow us to<br />visualize the entire part</p>
<p begin="00:02:13.553" end="00:02:15.369" style="s2">of the Abdominal Aorta all the way down</p>
<p begin="00:02:15.369" end="00:02:16.619" style="s2">to Bifurcation.</p>
<p begin="00:02:17.702" end="00:02:19.645" style="s2">We should complete the<br />examination of the Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:02:19.645" end="00:02:22.836" style="s2">by looking at the Aorta<br />in a long-axis plane.</p>
<p begin="00:02:22.836" end="00:02:25.119" style="s2">We'll begin by placing the<br />probe in probe position one</p>
<p begin="00:02:25.119" end="00:02:27.912" style="s2">again in the Epigastric region<br />to visualize the top part</p>
<p begin="00:02:27.912" end="00:02:29.945" style="s2">of the Abdominal Aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:02:29.945" end="00:02:32.190" style="s2">Have the marker dot superiorily<br />oriented towards the</p>
<p begin="00:02:32.190" end="00:02:33.546" style="s2">patient's head.</p>
<p begin="00:02:33.546" end="00:02:35.137" style="s2">We can then slide the probe inferiorily</p>
<p begin="00:02:35.137" end="00:02:36.711" style="s2">to probe position two</p>
<p begin="00:02:36.711" end="00:02:39.058" style="s2">at the region just above<br />the Umbilicus to visualize</p>
<p begin="00:02:39.058" end="00:02:41.614" style="s2">the Aorta all the way down<br />to Bifurcation into the</p>
<p begin="00:02:41.614" end="00:02:43.264" style="s2">Periceliac.</p>
<p begin="00:02:43.264" end="00:02:44.849" style="s2">Now if we're having problems<br />visualizing the Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:02:44.849" end="00:02:47.765" style="s2">due to the presence of a lot of bowel gas,</p>
<p begin="00:02:47.765" end="00:02:50.886" style="s2">we can also get a glimpse of<br />the Aorta from probe position</p>
<p begin="00:02:50.886" end="00:02:53.105" style="s2">three, the Right Hepatic area.</p>
<p begin="00:02:53.105" end="00:02:54.828" style="s2">This is going to be about<br />the region where we're</p>
<p begin="00:02:54.828" end="00:02:57.674" style="s2">going to look at the trauma<br />fast Right Upper Quadrant</p>
<p begin="00:02:57.674" end="00:03:00.116" style="s2">view, but here were going to<br />angle the probe more interior</p>
<p begin="00:03:00.116" end="00:03:03.030" style="s2">over the kidney to get a<br />glimpse at the Abdominal Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:03:03.030" end="00:03:05.100" style="s2">and long access.</p>
<p begin="00:03:05.100" end="00:03:07.212" style="s2">Here's an image showing<br />the Antatomy of the Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:03:07.212" end="00:03:09.518" style="s2">that we'll need to know to<br />perform Beside Sonography</p>
<p begin="00:03:09.518" end="00:03:10.779" style="s2">of this structure.</p>
<p begin="00:03:10.779" end="00:03:13.272" style="s2">Recall that the Inferior<br />Vena Caba and Aorta form</p>
<p begin="00:03:13.272" end="00:03:15.806" style="s2">two pair tubular structures<br />that course through</p>
<p begin="00:03:15.806" end="00:03:17.351" style="s2">the Abdominal compartment.</p>
<p begin="00:03:17.351" end="00:03:19.436" style="s2">The IVC will be towards<br />the patient's right</p>
<p begin="00:03:19.436" end="00:03:22.526" style="s2">and the Aorta will be over<br />towards the patient's left-side.</p>
<p begin="00:03:22.526" end="00:03:24.546" style="s2">We see here the first<br />major Abdominal branch</p>
<p begin="00:03:24.546" end="00:03:27.344" style="s2">of the Aorta which is<br />the Celiac Axis made up</p>
<p begin="00:03:27.344" end="00:03:29.415" style="s2">predominantly of the Hepatic Artery</p>
<p begin="00:03:29.415" end="00:03:30.754" style="s2">and the Splenic Artery.</p>
<p begin="00:03:30.754" end="00:03:32.486" style="s2">The third branch, the<br />left Gastric Artery is not</p>
<p begin="00:03:32.486" end="00:03:34.874" style="s2">well seen on Bedside Sonography.</p>
<p begin="00:03:34.874" end="00:03:36.799" style="s2">The next major branch<br />that we can see using</p>
<p begin="00:03:36.799" end="00:03:39.931" style="s2">Bedside Sonography is the<br />Superior Mesenteric Artery.</p>
<p begin="00:03:39.931" end="00:03:42.796" style="s2">This is a very important<br />landmark as the Renal</p>
<p begin="00:03:42.796" end="00:03:45.360" style="s2">Artery and Vein come out the<br />Aorta at about this level.</p>
<p begin="00:03:45.360" end="00:03:48.252" style="s2">In fact the Left Renal Vein<br />courses right below the</p>
<p begin="00:03:48.252" end="00:03:50.174" style="s2">Superior Mesenteric Artery.</p>
<p begin="00:03:50.174" end="00:03:52.543" style="s2">We need to pay particular<br />attention to the Infer-Renal</p>
<p begin="00:03:52.543" end="00:03:54.790" style="s2">part of the Aorta as this<br />is where the majority of</p>
<p begin="00:03:54.790" end="00:03:57.895" style="s2">the Abdominal Aortic<br />Aneurysms will originate.</p>
<p begin="00:03:57.895" end="00:04:00.748" style="s2">Now we need to scan all the<br />way down to the Bifurcation</p>
<p begin="00:04:00.748" end="00:04:03.731" style="s2">of the Aorta into the Periceliac Arteries</p>
<p begin="00:04:03.731" end="00:04:05.721" style="s2">and sometimes we'll catch small aneurysms</p>
<p begin="00:04:05.721" end="00:04:08.358" style="s2">at the Distal Aspect of<br />the Aorta that branch</p>
<p begin="00:04:08.358" end="00:04:10.575" style="s2">into the Illiac Artery.</p>
<p begin="00:04:10.575" end="00:04:12.601" style="s2">This is a Short-Axis configuration taken</p>
<p begin="00:04:12.601" end="00:04:15.610" style="s2">of the Abdominal Aorta<br />just below the subxiphoid</p>
<p begin="00:04:15.610" end="00:04:19.082" style="s2">process of the Sternum<br />looking through the liver.</p>
<p begin="00:04:19.082" end="00:04:20.989" style="s2">Now, our first landmark<br />should be the spine.</p>
<p begin="00:04:20.989" end="00:04:23.598" style="s2">Notice that it has a<br />hyperechoic or bright appearance</p>
<p begin="00:04:23.598" end="00:04:25.134" style="s2">on Bedside Ultrasound.</p>
<p begin="00:04:25.134" end="00:04:27.954" style="s2">Just above the spine we<br />see the Inferior Vena Cava</p>
<p begin="00:04:27.954" end="00:04:30.190" style="s2">with it's Respiratory Phasic Pulsations</p>
<p begin="00:04:30.190" end="00:04:32.383" style="s2">towards the patient's right and the Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:04:32.383" end="00:04:35.206" style="s2">towards the patient's left side.</p>
<p begin="00:04:35.206" end="00:04:38.239" style="s2">We can apply Doppler sonography<br />to further differentiate</p>
<p begin="00:04:38.239" end="00:04:41.286" style="s2">the two structures and notice<br />here we're doing Colorflow</p>
<p begin="00:04:41.286" end="00:04:45.055" style="s2">Doppler and we again recognize<br />the spine as our landmark</p>
<p begin="00:04:45.055" end="00:04:47.812" style="s2">for recognizing the Vascular<br />structures of the IVC</p>
<p begin="00:04:47.812" end="00:04:49.981" style="s2">and the Aorta on top of the spine</p>
<p begin="00:04:49.981" end="00:04:53.386" style="s2">and we see the Phasic<br />Respitory pattern of bloodflow</p>
<p begin="00:04:53.386" end="00:04:56.289" style="s2">within the IVC and the<br />steady pulsations of blood</p>
<p begin="00:04:56.289" end="00:04:58.241" style="s2">within the Aorta with each heart beat</p>
<p begin="00:04:58.241" end="00:05:00.958" style="s2">differentiating the two structures.</p>
<p begin="00:05:00.958" end="00:05:03.402" style="s2">Let's now take a closer<br />look at the Celiac Axis,</p>
<p begin="00:05:03.402" end="00:05:06.089" style="s2">the first major branch<br />of the Abdominal Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:05:06.089" end="00:05:08.595" style="s2">The Celiac Axis has the<br />Ultrasound appearance of</p>
<p begin="00:05:08.595" end="00:05:11.432" style="s2">a seagull sign and it's<br />made up of three arteries,</p>
<p begin="00:05:11.432" end="00:05:13.591" style="s2">the Hepatic Artery, the Splenic Artery</p>
<p begin="00:05:13.591" end="00:05:15.815" style="s2">and the Left Gastric<br />Artery, although the third</p>
<p begin="00:05:15.815" end="00:05:18.794" style="s2">is usually not visualized<br />well with Bedside Sonography.</p>
<p begin="00:05:18.794" end="00:05:20.664" style="s2">Now, let's take a look<br />at some Ultrasound images</p>
<p begin="00:05:20.664" end="00:05:23.450" style="s2">of the Celiac Axis and we<br />see a B-mode or gray scale</p>
<p begin="00:05:23.450" end="00:05:25.116" style="s2">image to the upper right.</p>
<p begin="00:05:25.116" end="00:05:28.207" style="s2">Notice the IVC to the right<br />and the Aorta to the left.</p>
<p begin="00:05:28.207" end="00:05:30.853" style="s2">We see the Celiac Axis<br />coming off the Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:05:30.853" end="00:05:33.265" style="s2">having the appearance<br />of a seagull in flight.</p>
<p begin="00:05:33.265" end="00:05:36.043" style="s2">Notice that the right<br />wing of the seagull will</p>
<p begin="00:05:36.043" end="00:05:38.229" style="s2">be the Hepatic Artery<br />coursing towards the patient's</p>
<p begin="00:05:38.229" end="00:05:40.568" style="s2">right side and the Splenic<br />Artery will be branching</p>
<p begin="00:05:40.568" end="00:05:42.469" style="s2">over towards the patient's left.</p>
<p begin="00:05:42.469" end="00:05:44.984" style="s2">To the bottom we see a<br />Colorflow Doppler image</p>
<p begin="00:05:44.984" end="00:05:47.223" style="s2">of the Celiac Axis<br />showing flow within both</p>
<p begin="00:05:47.223" end="00:05:49.438" style="s2">the Hepatic and Splenic Arteries.</p>
<p begin="00:05:49.438" end="00:05:52.890" style="s2">Here's a video clip of<br />the Celiac Axis in action.</p>
<p begin="00:05:52.890" end="00:05:55.008" style="s2">Again, we're in the short-axis<br />configuration with the</p>
<p begin="00:05:55.008" end="00:05:57.714" style="s2">probe marker over towards<br />the patient's right side.</p>
<p begin="00:05:57.714" end="00:06:00.740" style="s2">We identified the spine as our<br />landmark for identification</p>
<p begin="00:06:00.740" end="00:06:04.159" style="s2">of the IVC and Aorta Anterior to the spine</p>
<p begin="00:06:04.159" end="00:06:05.987" style="s2">and we see here that the bright bone table</p>
<p begin="00:06:05.987" end="00:06:07.163" style="s2">of the spine.</p>
<p begin="00:06:07.163" end="00:06:09.041" style="s2">Notice the Inferior Vena Cava towards</p>
<p begin="00:06:09.041" end="00:06:11.212" style="s2">the patient's right side<br />and we see the Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:06:11.212" end="00:06:12.919" style="s2">towards the patient's left side.</p>
<p begin="00:06:12.919" end="00:06:15.627" style="s2">With the seagull sign<br />made up of the Celiac Axis</p>
<p begin="00:06:15.627" end="00:06:17.520" style="s2">coming up the Aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:06:17.520" end="00:06:19.270" style="s2">Here we have video clip<br />in which we'll look at</p>
<p begin="00:06:19.270" end="00:06:21.875" style="s2">Ultrasonic appearance<br />of the Celiac Axis using</p>
<p begin="00:06:21.875" end="00:06:23.679" style="s2">Doppler Sonography.</p>
<p begin="00:06:23.679" end="00:06:25.598" style="s2">We've again identified the spine by it's</p>
<p begin="00:06:25.598" end="00:06:28.223" style="s2">hyperechoic or bright<br />appearance and we see the IVC</p>
<p begin="00:06:28.223" end="00:06:31.215" style="s2">over towards the patient's<br />right and the Aorta towards</p>
<p begin="00:06:31.215" end="00:06:32.477" style="s2">the patient's left.</p>
<p begin="00:06:32.477" end="00:06:34.449" style="s2">As we look closely at the<br />Aorta we see the branch</p>
<p begin="00:06:34.449" end="00:06:37.683" style="s2">the Celiac Axis coming up<br />anteriorly from the Aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:06:37.683" end="00:06:40.549" style="s2">Again, having that classic<br />appearance of the seagull sign</p>
<p begin="00:06:40.549" end="00:06:43.869" style="s2">with the two branches, the<br />Hapatic and Splenic Arteries.</p>
<p begin="00:06:43.869" end="00:06:45.997" style="s2">The second major branch<br />of the Abdominal Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:06:45.997" end="00:06:49.676" style="s2">is Superior Mesenteric<br />Artery also known as the SMA.</p>
<p begin="00:06:49.676" end="00:06:51.879" style="s2">Now, the Superior Mesenteric<br />Artery has a classic</p>
<p begin="00:06:51.879" end="00:06:55.007" style="s2">appearance as it has a<br />bright or hyperechoic rim</p>
<p begin="00:06:55.007" end="00:06:57.232" style="s2">due to fat wrapped around the Artery.</p>
<p begin="00:06:57.232" end="00:06:59.647" style="s2">Remember that it's at this<br />level that the Renal Artery</p>
<p begin="00:06:59.647" end="00:07:03.186" style="s2">and veins come up the IVC<br />and Aorta and we must be very</p>
<p begin="00:07:03.186" end="00:07:05.688" style="s2">aware of the Aorta at this<br />area because of the presence</p>
<p begin="00:07:05.688" end="00:07:08.155" style="s2">of Infer-Renal Aortic Aneurysms.</p>
<p begin="00:07:08.155" end="00:07:10.792" style="s2">We see a B-mode or gray<br />scale image over to the right</p>
<p begin="00:07:10.792" end="00:07:13.768" style="s2">and we see the IVC and<br />Aorta on top of the spine.</p>
<p begin="00:07:13.768" end="00:07:16.181" style="s2">Notice the classic appearance<br />of the Superior Mesenteric</p>
<p begin="00:07:16.181" end="00:07:19.101" style="s2">Artery as it arches up the<br />Aorta with it's hyperechoic</p>
<p begin="00:07:19.101" end="00:07:20.463" style="s2">or bright rim.</p>
<p begin="00:07:20.463" end="00:07:23.133" style="s2">Here we actually catch the<br />Splenic Vein passing Anterior</p>
<p begin="00:07:23.133" end="00:07:25.635" style="s2">to the Super Mesenteric Artery.</p>
<p begin="00:07:25.635" end="00:07:28.265" style="s2">To the bottom we see a<br />Colorflow Doppler image showing</p>
<p begin="00:07:28.265" end="00:07:32.024" style="s2">the Superior Mesentary Artery<br />coming off of the Aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:07:32.024" end="00:07:34.518" style="s2">This video clip show the<br />Proximal Abdominal Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:07:34.518" end="00:07:35.625" style="s2">in short axis.</p>
<p begin="00:07:35.625" end="00:07:37.727" style="s2">We identify the spine<br />and the Aorta on top of</p>
<p begin="00:07:37.727" end="00:07:38.560" style="s2">the spine.</p>
<p begin="00:07:38.560" end="00:07:40.240" style="s2">There's the Celiac Axis coming up</p>
<p begin="00:07:40.240" end="00:07:42.149" style="s2">and there's the Superior Mesenteric Artery</p>
<p begin="00:07:42.149" end="00:07:43.940" style="s2">with the Splenic Vein over the top,</p>
<p begin="00:07:43.940" end="00:07:47.099" style="s2">so again, Celiac and<br />there's SMA and there's</p>
<p begin="00:07:47.099" end="00:07:49.304" style="s2">the Splenic Vein wrapped on top.</p>
<p begin="00:07:49.304" end="00:07:51.833" style="s2">Let's freeze down that<br />image and again identify</p>
<p begin="00:07:51.833" end="00:07:53.104" style="s2">the Superior Mesenteric Artery</p>
<p begin="00:07:53.104" end="00:07:55.118" style="s2">with it's bright or hyperechoic rim</p>
<p begin="00:07:55.118" end="00:07:57.214" style="s2">and the Splenic Vein passing anterior</p>
<p begin="00:07:57.214" end="00:07:58.446" style="s2">to the SMA.</p>
<p begin="00:07:58.446" end="00:08:00.433" style="s2">Here we'll apply Colorflow<br />Doppler to further</p>
<p begin="00:08:00.433" end="00:08:02.219" style="s2">examine the Superior Mesenteric Artery</p>
<p begin="00:08:02.219" end="00:08:03.686" style="s2">coming up the Aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:08:03.686" end="00:08:05.872" style="s2">We identify the Aorta on top of the spine</p>
<p begin="00:08:05.872" end="00:08:08.087" style="s2">and we can see the<br />Superior Mesenteric Artery</p>
<p begin="00:08:08.087" end="00:08:09.199" style="s2">coming up anterior</p>
<p begin="00:08:09.199" end="00:08:10.151" style="s2">from the Aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:08:10.151" end="00:08:12.984" style="s2">Notice we can also catch<br />the Splenic Vein wrapped</p>
<p begin="00:08:12.984" end="00:08:15.722" style="s2">on top of the Superior Mesenteric Artery.</p>
<p begin="00:08:15.722" end="00:08:17.557" style="s2">We'll go ahead and freeze that down.</p>
<p begin="00:08:17.557" end="00:08:20.063" style="s2">There's Aorta towards<br />the back of the image,</p>
<p begin="00:08:20.063" end="00:08:22.910" style="s2">the Superior Mesenteric<br />Artery anterior to the Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:08:22.910" end="00:08:25.797" style="s2">and the Splenic Vein<br />arching on top of SMA.</p>
<p begin="00:08:25.797" end="00:08:27.529" style="s2">To complete your examination of the Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:08:27.529" end="00:08:29.969" style="s2">it's important to look all<br />the way to Bifurcation.</p>
<p begin="00:08:29.969" end="00:08:32.164" style="s2">Here where I identified the<br />spine and on top of that</p>
<p begin="00:08:32.164" end="00:08:34.373" style="s2">the Distal Aorta and Short Axis.</p>
<p begin="00:08:34.373" end="00:08:36.483" style="s2">As we scan more Distally,<br />down to the level</p>
<p begin="00:08:36.483" end="00:08:39.132" style="s2">of the Umbillicus, here<br />we see the Bifurcation</p>
<p begin="00:08:39.132" end="00:08:40.974" style="s2">of the Illiac Arteries.</p>
<p begin="00:08:40.974" end="00:08:43.010" style="s2">So, we'll watch that<br />again and there we see</p>
<p begin="00:08:43.010" end="00:08:45.413" style="s2">Bifurcation bright at that point here.</p>
<p begin="00:08:45.413" end="00:08:48.204" style="s2">There's the Periceliac<br />Arteries and we can see</p>
<p begin="00:08:48.204" end="00:08:51.025" style="s2">the right and left Illiac<br />Arteries delineated well</p>
<p begin="00:08:51.025" end="00:08:52.685" style="s2">on B-mode imaging.</p>
<p begin="00:08:52.685" end="00:08:54.419" style="s2">Now we'll apply Colorflow Doppler</p>
<p begin="00:08:54.419" end="00:08:56.315" style="s2">to look at the Birfurcation of the Aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:08:56.315" end="00:08:58.455" style="s2">Again, we're in the<br />Short Axis configuration</p>
<p begin="00:08:58.455" end="00:09:00.605" style="s2">and we see the spine, the IVC to the right</p>
<p begin="00:09:00.605" end="00:09:02.406" style="s2">and the Aorta to the left.</p>
<p begin="00:09:02.406" end="00:09:04.395" style="s2">Let's put this into video play, now.</p>
<p begin="00:09:04.395" end="00:09:07.012" style="s2">What we see here is the<br />pulsations of flow within</p>
<p begin="00:09:07.012" end="00:09:09.340" style="s2">the IVC and Aorta and we can see the Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:09:09.340" end="00:09:12.877" style="s2">branching right there to<br />the Periceliac Arteries.</p>
<p begin="00:09:12.877" end="00:09:13.710" style="s2">Notice the pulsations within the both</p>
<p begin="00:09:13.710" end="00:09:16.759" style="s2">of the Periceliac Arteries.</p>
<p begin="00:09:16.759" end="00:09:19.526" style="s2">We'll still that down and we<br />can see the right and the left</p>
<p begin="00:09:19.526" end="00:09:21.215" style="s2">Illiac Arteries well delineated</p>
<p begin="00:09:21.215" end="00:09:22.992" style="s2">with the Colorflow Doppler.</p>
<p begin="00:09:22.992" end="00:09:24.804" style="s2">It's always important to<br />look at body structures</p>
<p begin="00:09:24.804" end="00:09:26.694" style="s2">in two planes, so now<br />we're going to inspect</p>
<p begin="00:09:26.694" end="00:09:28.693" style="s2">the Aorta in a Long Axis view.</p>
<p begin="00:09:28.693" end="00:09:31.362" style="s2">The probe is place in the<br />mid-sagittal orientation</p>
<p begin="00:09:31.362" end="00:09:33.203" style="s2">with the marker towards<br />the patient's head.</p>
<p begin="00:09:33.203" end="00:09:35.177" style="s2">We have Superior to the left and Inferior</p>
<p begin="00:09:35.177" end="00:09:36.074" style="s2">to the right.</p>
<p begin="00:09:36.074" end="00:09:38.710" style="s2">We can identify the Aorta<br />with it's pulsations and</p>
<p begin="00:09:38.710" end="00:09:40.676" style="s2">it's thick muscular wall.</p>
<p begin="00:09:40.676" end="00:09:43.867" style="s2">We see the branches of<br />the Aorta, the Celiac Axis</p>
<p begin="00:09:43.867" end="00:09:46.215" style="s2">branching more superiorly and the Superior</p>
<p begin="00:09:46.215" end="00:09:47.269" style="s2">Mesentaric Artery</p>
<p begin="00:09:47.269" end="00:09:50.264" style="s2">arching inferiorly into the intestine.</p>
<p begin="00:09:50.264" end="00:09:51.946" style="s2">We can apply Colorflow Doppler</p>
<p begin="00:09:51.946" end="00:09:53.539" style="s2">to the Aorta in Long Axis view,</p>
<p begin="00:09:53.539" end="00:09:55.776" style="s2">and again, we can see the<br />pulsations of the Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:09:55.776" end="00:09:56.960" style="s2">with each heart beat.</p>
<p begin="00:09:56.960" end="00:09:59.149" style="s2">We see the liver anteriorly<br />in the mid-sagittal</p>
<p begin="00:09:59.149" end="00:10:02.228" style="s2">configuration and notice<br />the Celiac Axis arching here</p>
<p begin="00:10:02.228" end="00:10:05.553" style="s2">superiorly and the Superior<br />Mesentaric Artery moving</p>
<p begin="00:10:05.553" end="00:10:09.101" style="s2">inferiorly down towards the intestine.</p>
<p begin="00:10:09.101" end="00:10:10.635" style="s2">In conclusion, thanks for joining me</p>
<p begin="00:10:10.635" end="00:10:12.652" style="s2">for this SoundBytes Module cover Part one</p>
<p begin="00:10:12.652" end="00:10:15.136" style="s2">of Beside Ultrasound of the Aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:10:15.136" end="00:10:17.695" style="s2">Using Bedside Ultrasound<br />to detect an Abdominal</p>
<p begin="00:10:17.695" end="00:10:19.909" style="s2">Aortic Anuerysms remains<br />one of the most crucial</p>
<p begin="00:10:19.909" end="00:10:21.814" style="s2">applications of Point of Care Sonography</p>
<p begin="00:10:21.814" end="00:10:23.522" style="s2">for the Emergency Physician.</p>
<p begin="00:10:23.522" end="00:10:25.807" style="s2">Hopefully by going through<br />the module you now understand</p>
<p begin="00:10:25.807" end="00:10:28.315" style="s2">the anatomy of the Abdominal<br />Aorta, how to perform</p>
<p begin="00:10:28.315" end="00:10:30.489" style="s2">the Ultrasound Exam of<br />this structure and how</p>
<p begin="00:10:30.489" end="00:10:34.307" style="s2">to interpret the images of the<br />Aorta that you will obtain.</p>
<p begin="00:10:34.307" end="00:10:36.619" style="s2">I hope to see you back<br />as SoundBytes continues</p>
<p begin="00:10:36.619" end="00:10:39.119" style="s2">and as we return in Beside<br />Ultrasound of the Aorta</p>
<p begin="00:10:39.119" end="00:10:41.821" style="s2">Part two when we're going<br />to focus entirely on the</p>
<p begin="00:10:41.821" end="00:10:45.154" style="s2">detection of Abdominal Aortic Anuerysms.</p>
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<p begin="00:00:14.975" end="00:00:16.658" style="s2">- Once we've done the survey,</p>
<p begin="00:00:16.658" end="00:00:18.355" style="s2">we wanna go back and take measurements</p>
<p begin="00:00:18.355" end="00:00:21.843" style="s2">of the aorta in a transverse<br />view in three levels.</p>
<p begin="00:00:21.843" end="00:00:25.948" style="s2">One level is proximal above the<br />level of the renal arteries,</p>
<p begin="00:00:25.948" end="00:00:29.392" style="s2">the second is just at the<br />level of the renal arteries</p>
<p begin="00:00:29.392" end="00:00:33.356" style="s2">and the third is at the<br />level of the bifurcation.</p>
<p begin="00:00:33.356" end="00:00:36.856" style="s2">We're gonna go back to the epigastric area</p>
<p begin="00:00:40.060" end="00:00:42.810" style="s2">and look for our landmarks again.</p>
<p begin="00:00:44.233" end="00:00:48.862" style="s2">In the middle of the screen<br />we have the aorta pulsating</p>
<p begin="00:00:48.862" end="00:00:52.030" style="s2">to the right of the aorta the IVC</p>
<p begin="00:00:52.030" end="00:00:53.604" style="s2">and anterior to the aorta we have</p>
<p begin="00:00:53.604" end="00:00:56.342" style="s2">the superior mesenteric artery.</p>
<p begin="00:00:56.342" end="00:00:59.175" style="s2">I'm going to freeze the image here</p>
<p begin="00:01:02.657" end="00:01:05.074" style="s2">and perform two measurements.</p>
<p begin="00:01:08.369" end="00:01:12.369" style="s2">Measuring from the outside<br />wall to outside wall,</p>
<p begin="00:01:13.805" end="00:01:16.162" style="s2">so I measure the entire size of the aorta</p>
<p begin="00:01:16.162" end="00:01:19.745" style="s2">and just the residual<br />lumen of an aneurysm.</p>
<p begin="00:01:23.223" end="00:01:27.312" style="s2">I will perform two measurements,<br />anterior to posterior,</p>
<p begin="00:01:27.312" end="00:01:29.639" style="s2">and a transverse measurement.</p>
<p begin="00:01:29.639" end="00:01:33.806" style="s2">From there I'm gonna move<br />a little bit more inferior</p>
<p begin="00:01:39.714" end="00:01:41.169" style="s2">optimizing the image so I can see</p>
<p begin="00:01:41.169" end="00:01:43.669" style="s2">the wall of the aorta clearly.</p>
<p begin="00:01:45.635" end="00:01:48.003" style="s2">I will freeze the image.</p>
<p begin="00:01:48.003" end="00:01:50.908" style="s2">Perform my measurements,<br />the same two views again.</p>
<p begin="00:01:50.908" end="00:01:52.658" style="s2">From the outside wall</p>
<p begin="00:01:54.478" end="00:01:56.145" style="s2">to the outside wall,</p>
<p begin="00:02:00.936" end="00:02:05.103" style="s2">that's the AP measurement and<br />the same for the transverse.</p>
<p begin="00:02:12.280" end="00:02:13.345" style="s2">The measurement is displayed on</p>
<p begin="00:02:13.345" end="00:02:14.925" style="s2">the bottom left of the screen and</p>
<p begin="00:02:14.925" end="00:02:17.380" style="s2">in this case our measurement<br />is 1.36 centimeters</p>
<p begin="00:02:17.380" end="00:02:19.402" style="s2">by 1.69 centimeters.</p>
<p begin="00:02:19.402" end="00:02:23.451" style="s2">So we're looking for a value<br />of over three centimeters</p>
<p begin="00:02:23.451" end="00:02:25.784" style="s2">to be considered aneurysmal.</p>
<p begin="00:02:27.528" end="00:02:30.671" style="s2">I'll keep moving down in a transverse view</p>
<p begin="00:02:30.671" end="00:02:32.671" style="s2">towards the bifurcation.</p>
<p begin="00:02:35.173" end="00:02:37.590" style="s2">Here we see the aorta divide.</p>
<p begin="00:02:39.755" end="00:02:42.694" style="s2">So right before it divides, I want to</p>
<p begin="00:02:42.694" end="00:02:45.777" style="s2">perform my measurement at that point.</p>
<p begin="00:02:48.046" end="00:02:50.525" style="s2">So I will freeze and perform the</p>
<p begin="00:02:50.525" end="00:02:52.858" style="s2">same two measurements again.</p>
<p begin="00:03:00.390" end="00:03:01.223" style="s2">Anterior</p>
<p begin="00:03:04.969" end="00:03:06.219" style="s2">and transverse.</p>
<p begin="00:03:07.245" end="00:03:10.438" style="s2">From outside wall to outside wall.</p>
<p begin="00:03:10.438" end="00:03:12.375" style="s2">And that is the completion<br />of the measurements</p>
<p begin="00:03:12.375" end="00:03:16.125" style="s2">you need to do for the<br />abdominal aortic exam.</p>
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<p begin="00:00:15.428" end="00:00:16.551" style="s2">- So what I'd like to do now</p>
<p begin="00:00:16.551" end="00:00:19.559" style="s2">is walk you through the<br />abdominal aortic exam.</p>
<p begin="00:00:19.559" end="00:00:21.333" style="s2">We do this exam when we're looking for</p>
<p begin="00:00:21.333" end="00:00:23.500" style="s2">abdominal aortic aneurysm.</p>
<p begin="00:00:26.397" end="00:00:28.351" style="s2">We're gonna use a phased array transducer.</p>
<p begin="00:00:28.351" end="00:00:30.254" style="s2">This is a good all-purpose transducer</p>
<p begin="00:00:30.254" end="00:00:31.606" style="s2">for the emergency department,</p>
<p begin="00:00:31.606" end="00:00:35.197" style="s2">so you can use this for fast<br />exam or abdominal aortic exam.</p>
<p begin="00:00:35.197" end="00:00:39.071" style="s2">We're gonna start in the transverse view.</p>
<p begin="00:00:39.071" end="00:00:41.882" style="s2">I'm going to put some gel on the patient,</p>
<p begin="00:00:41.882" end="00:00:45.272" style="s2">from the epigastric area to<br />the area of the umbilicus,</p>
<p begin="00:00:45.272" end="00:00:46.855" style="s2">in a straight line.</p>
<p begin="00:00:48.999" end="00:00:50.692" style="s2">I'm going to orient the transducer</p>
<p begin="00:00:50.692" end="00:00:53.762" style="s2">so the marker is to the patient's right.</p>
<p begin="00:00:53.762" end="00:00:57.152" style="s2">And i'm gonna place it<br />straight up and down</p>
<p begin="00:00:57.152" end="00:00:59.122" style="s2">in the epigastric area.</p>
<p begin="00:00:59.122" end="00:01:00.373" style="s2">The first thing that you're gonna see</p>
<p begin="00:01:00.373" end="00:01:01.530" style="s2">on the ultrasound image</p>
<p begin="00:01:01.530" end="00:01:05.264" style="s2">is a round, pulsating structure<br />in the middle of the image,</p>
<p begin="00:01:05.264" end="00:01:07.514" style="s2">and this will be the aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:01:08.676" end="00:01:12.156" style="s2">Immediately posterior to<br />this round, pulsating area</p>
<p begin="00:01:12.156" end="00:01:14.676" style="s2">will be the shadow of the spine.</p>
<p begin="00:01:14.676" end="00:01:16.970" style="s2">So we just see the anterior<br />surface of the spine</p>
<p begin="00:01:16.970" end="00:01:19.064" style="s2">as the white, bright line,</p>
<p begin="00:01:19.064" end="00:01:21.313" style="s2">and then behind this, we see a shadow.</p>
<p begin="00:01:21.313" end="00:01:22.995" style="s2">That is what we call the spine shadow,</p>
<p begin="00:01:22.995" end="00:01:24.780" style="s2">and you can use that as your landmark</p>
<p begin="00:01:24.780" end="00:01:28.327" style="s2">to identify the aorta all<br />the way down the body.</p>
<p begin="00:01:28.327" end="00:01:30.511" style="s2">So we're gonna start<br />in the epigastric area,</p>
<p begin="00:01:30.511" end="00:01:32.259" style="s2">assessing the size of the aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:01:32.259" end="00:01:36.124" style="s2">The first landmarks that we want to see,</p>
<p begin="00:01:36.124" end="00:01:37.960" style="s2">to know that we are superior enough</p>
<p begin="00:01:37.960" end="00:01:41.043" style="s2">above the renal arteries, is the SMA.</p>
<p begin="00:01:44.091" end="00:01:47.604" style="s2">This is going to appear as<br />a smaller anechoic circle</p>
<p begin="00:01:47.604" end="00:01:50.613" style="s2">just anterior to the aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:01:50.613" end="00:01:52.772" style="s2">So just be careful you don't mistake this</p>
<p begin="00:01:52.772" end="00:01:55.051" style="s2">actually for the aorta<br />'cause it is possible</p>
<p begin="00:01:55.051" end="00:01:56.542" style="s2">there could be an aneurysm</p>
<p begin="00:01:56.542" end="00:01:59.536" style="s2">in the superior mesenteric artery as well.</p>
<p begin="00:01:59.536" end="00:02:03.151" style="s2">Immediately anterior to<br />this is the pancreas,</p>
<p begin="00:02:03.151" end="00:02:06.982" style="s2">and then, to the right of the patient,</p>
<p begin="00:02:06.982" end="00:02:09.439" style="s2">on the left of the screen, we see the IVC</p>
<p begin="00:02:09.439" end="00:02:11.856" style="s2">as this hypoechoic structure.</p>
<p begin="00:02:14.107" end="00:02:17.524" style="s2">So from this point, we're gonna move down</p>
<p begin="00:02:19.547" end="00:02:23.515" style="s2">we're looking for the left<br />renal vein to cross over</p>
<p begin="00:02:23.515" end="00:02:26.515" style="s2">as our landmark for the renal level,</p>
<p begin="00:02:28.351" end="00:02:31.934" style="s2">and we're gonna continue<br />moving inferiorly.</p>
<p begin="00:02:33.648" end="00:02:34.893" style="s2">If you see bowel gas like this,</p>
<p begin="00:02:34.893" end="00:02:37.433" style="s2">just wiggle the transducer a little bit</p>
<p begin="00:02:37.433" end="00:02:41.540" style="s2">to try to push it out of<br />the way and work around it.</p>
<p begin="00:02:41.540" end="00:02:46.063" style="s2">And I'm gonna decrease my<br />depth as I move inferior</p>
<p begin="00:02:46.063" end="00:02:50.230" style="s2">because the aorta is gonna<br />move anterior in the body.</p>
<p begin="00:02:51.319" end="00:02:54.673" style="s2">So I can decrease my depth<br />to get it into better view.</p>
<p begin="00:02:54.673" end="00:02:55.829" style="s2">'Kay, and we're dealing<br />with some bowel gas here.</p>
<p begin="00:02:55.829" end="00:02:58.067" style="s2">I just push it away with the transducer,</p>
<p begin="00:02:58.067" end="00:03:00.120" style="s2">and here's the aorta, pulsating,</p>
<p begin="00:03:00.120" end="00:03:02.652" style="s2">just sitting anterior to the spine,</p>
<p begin="00:03:02.652" end="00:03:05.359" style="s2">with the IVC to the right.</p>
<p begin="00:03:05.359" end="00:03:09.502" style="s2">I'm going to continue down to<br />the level of the umbilicus,</p>
<p begin="00:03:09.502" end="00:03:12.414" style="s2">pushing away the bowel gas,</p>
<p begin="00:03:12.414" end="00:03:14.768" style="s2">and here, I see the aorta divide</p>
<p begin="00:03:14.768" end="00:03:17.891" style="s2">into right and left iliac arteries.</p>
<p begin="00:03:17.891" end="00:03:21.808" style="s2">So now we see two round<br />circles instead of one.</p>
<p begin="00:03:23.001" end="00:03:24.346" style="s2">Once we finish the transverse sweep,</p>
<p begin="00:03:24.346" end="00:03:26.924" style="s2">we're gonna turn the transducer<br />so the orientation marker</p>
<p begin="00:03:26.924" end="00:03:29.252" style="s2">is facing the patient's head.</p>
<p begin="00:03:29.252" end="00:03:33.419" style="s2">We'll place it again starting<br />at the epigastric level.</p>
<p begin="00:03:37.646" end="00:03:42.312" style="s2">I'm gonna increase the<br />depth here a little bit,</p>
<p begin="00:03:42.312" end="00:03:44.245" style="s2">find the aorta, and, at this point,</p>
<p begin="00:03:44.245" end="00:03:46.460" style="s2">because I'm in a sagittal view,</p>
<p begin="00:03:46.460" end="00:03:48.845" style="s2">it should appear as a long, black tube</p>
<p begin="00:03:48.845" end="00:03:52.762" style="s2">moving from the left to<br />the right of the image.</p>
<p begin="00:03:56.494" end="00:03:57.826" style="s2">We can see here in the image,</p>
<p begin="00:03:57.826" end="00:04:00.044" style="s2">I'm in the very proximal<br />portion of the aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:04:00.044" end="00:04:03.438" style="s2">We see the liver anterior to the aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:04:03.438" end="00:04:05.832" style="s2">I move up a little bit, I<br />can see the heart beating</p>
<p begin="00:04:05.832" end="00:04:07.355" style="s2">just above the diaphragm.</p>
<p begin="00:04:07.355" end="00:04:10.087" style="s2">So I know I'm at the very proximal level,</p>
<p begin="00:04:10.087" end="00:04:13.566" style="s2">and I'm just gonna start<br />to survey down the aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:04:13.566" end="00:04:17.733" style="s2">The branch that I'm seeing<br />here, coming at a shallow angle,</p>
<p begin="00:04:19.307" end="00:04:22.140" style="s2">is the superior mesenteric artery.</p>
<p begin="00:04:28.062" end="00:04:30.554" style="s2">So I know I'm above the<br />level of the renal arteries</p>
<p begin="00:04:30.554" end="00:04:32.411" style="s2">when I see that landmark.</p>
<p begin="00:04:32.411" end="00:04:34.355" style="s2">I'm gonna continue down,</p>
<p begin="00:04:34.355" end="00:04:36.835" style="s2">following it in a longitudinal view,</p>
<p begin="00:04:36.835" end="00:04:40.108" style="s2">and again, I see the shadow of the spine</p>
<p begin="00:04:40.108" end="00:04:42.775" style="s2">directly posterior to the aorta.</p>
<p begin="00:04:45.223" end="00:04:49.306" style="s2">I keep moving down, working<br />around the bowel gas,</p>
<p begin="00:04:51.799" end="00:04:54.466" style="s2">looking for the long, black tube</p>
<p begin="00:04:56.122" end="00:04:59.541" style="s2">immediately anterior to the spine.</p>
<p begin="00:04:59.541" end="00:05:02.624" style="s2">And again, I do this all the way down</p>
<p begin="00:05:05.437" end="00:05:08.150" style="s2">to the level of the umbilicus.</p>
<p begin="00:05:08.150" end="00:05:10.983" style="s2">And I will see a left iliac artery</p>
<p begin="00:05:14.855" end="00:05:16.938" style="s2">and a right iliac artery.</p>
<p begin="00:05:19.921" end="00:05:24.423" style="s2">And again, I can decrease the<br />depth to optimize my image</p>
<p begin="00:05:24.423" end="00:05:26.006" style="s2">because it is so anterior</p>
<p begin="00:05:26.006" end="00:05:29.089" style="s2">by the time you get to the umbilicus.</p>
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