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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 ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
POCUS Cardiology ... Windows and Anatomy ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Windows #Anatomy
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
- Table of Cardiac ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... ., LAX, SAX, or4C ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #views #TTE #orientations
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
Short axis of this echo is mesmerizing: Malignant effusion in a young pt. Notice subtle electrical
alternans on the ... ECG. ... PericardialEffusion #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... Hypokalemia • Bundle ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... not occur Differential ... #cardiology
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
Tamponade on POCUS ... This 50 yo man ... PratsEM Distorted anatomy ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #plax
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram ... Early transit of bubbles ... stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... #clinical #pocus
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
occlusion that may ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... cultures • 2D Echo TTE ... • TTE nondiagnostic ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG