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

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Echocardiography Cardiac ... Views: PLAX, PSAX ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... #Orientations #Atlas
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• SC Abdominal Aorta ... : Aortic Valve ( ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... #Orientations #Atlas
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
Assistant Professor of Emergency ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiac ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #AorticDissection ... #Aorta #Flap
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) Parasternal ... heart showing a ... dynamic intimal flap ... in the aorta and
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Deliver Heart ... Compress aorta ... Cardiac Massage ... • 2 flat hands ... Instructions #procedure #emergency
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: ED Thoracotomy Instructions
1. CALL FOR HELP.
2. GATHER SUPPLIES.
   +/- Sterile gloves,
Traumatic Cardiac ... Thoracotomy Tray ... Laceration on heart ... Cross-Clamp Aorta ... Instructions #procedure #emergency
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... postoperative cardiac
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
risk of sudden cardiac ... underlying structural heart ... disease like aortic ... #differential #echocardiogram ... #syncope #emergency