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Basic Transthoracic Echocardiography Cardiac Views: PLAX, PSAX, Apical, Subcostal

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Views: PLAX, PSAX ... Wilkinsonjonny #Anatomy ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... Orientations #Atlas #Map ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
(2D/3D TTE) What ... heart? ... heart) Ivan ... metastasis #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Air gap sign: loss ... window during systole ... Pneumopericardium #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Parasternal long axis (PLAX ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart ... in addition to the ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart ... in addition to the ... #Cardiology #PSAX
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
POCUS This 50 yo man ... PratsEM Distorted anatomy ... Sarcoma #malignant #cancer ... POCUS #clinical #echocardiogram ... #plax
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... - Cataract Plan ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac ... stress testing may
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
on Echocardiogram ... are not POCUS: serial ... MRI, CT TAP are ... #LV #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
overlying thrombus in cardiac ... ventricles and marked atria ... play a role • ... • Restrictive heart ... Fibrosis #EMF #cardiology