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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Parasternal Short-Axis (PSAX ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Long Axis • PSAX ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
(A3C) View - Regional ... portion must be anterior ... infero-lateral (As seen in PLAX ... UAlberta_Sono #A3C ... #cardiology #labeled
Inferior Regional Wall Motion Abnormalities on POCUS Echocardiogram

Older male with chest pain, diaphoresis. ECG with concerning
Abnormalities on POCUS ... ECG with concerning ... #Abnormality #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #PSAX
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial ... Shortly after had ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Pt had mitral valve ... vegetation on the anterior ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c ... #plax
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... Zoom to LVOT 3. ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Pericardial Hemangioma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
DDx on this para-aortic pericardial mass? 
Radiologist on CT: “No enchancement on
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... involvement & after gad ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Echocardiogram (A4c ... On A4C, you can ... #Tamponade #clinical ... #ultrasound #a4c ... #cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
thrombus occupying 1/3 ... MI effecting [LAD ... territory] In PLAX ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
sign: loss of cardiac ... see this after cardiac ... Pneumopericardium #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus