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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
and Windows • ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... • PSAX: Mitral ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views ... #TTE #orientations
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
: Aortic Valve ... , Mitral Valve, ... short axes in TTE ... #POCUS #Fanning ... #Cardiology
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... on POCUS - PLAX ... aortic & mitral ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Windows
1. ME 5-Chamber view 
2. ME 4-Chamber view 
3. ME-Commissural view 
4. ME
ME-Ascending Aorta ... ME-Ascending Aorta ... ME Left Atrial Appendage ... Descending Aorta ... Descending Aorta
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... PSLA view with subtle ... #aorta #Valve # ... Endocarditis #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
Parasternal Long Axis view ... ventricle (LV), left atrium ... (LA), anterior mitral ... leaflet (*), and aorta ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Aortic Graft on POCUS Echocardiogram

Phased array placed over L parasternal 4th intercostal space, indicator towards pt’s
parasternal long axis view ... ascending aorta ... #Graft #Aorta # ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #PLAX
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
probe along a slug trail ... often used to ‘window ... is obtaining a SAX ... abdominal aorta ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... block, annular or aortic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology