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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
PSAX: Mitral ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... #ChamberViews #Orientations ... #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... 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
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
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
15 mm) isolated aortic ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... #psax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
) Surgery may ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Axis Windows: Aortic ... Valve, Mitral Valve ... short axes in TTE ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... Echocardiogram #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 ... occlusion that may ... diagnosis #management #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 ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Aortic Valve Nodules of Arantius on Echocardiogram

This is a parasternal short axis view at the level
parasternal short axis view ... the aortic valve ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #TTE #PSAX #AorticValve ... #Cardiology #Hypertrophy
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
probe along a slug trail ... may not be in line ... is obtaining a SAX ... abdominal aorta ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS