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

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Cardiac Views: PLAX ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiogram # ... Heart #Windows # ... #Atlas #Map
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... #Windows #Nomenclature ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #views #TTE #orientations
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiogram # ... ChamberViews #Orientations ... #Atlas #Map #Comparison
Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) with flail leaflet on Echocardiogram (2D/3D)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Prolapse #MVP
(2D/3D) Ivan ... Ivan_Echocardio #MitralValve ... #3D #clinical # ... cardiology #pocus ... #tee
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Air gap sign: loss ... loss of cardiac window ... Frequently see this ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
What's the Dx? ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis #MitralValve
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
often used to ‘window ... may not be in line ... to view it in LAX ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Nomenclature