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Parasternal Windows on POCUS
PLAX = parasternal long axis 
PSAX = parasternal short axis

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala
parasternal long axis ... parasternal short axis ... Windows #POCUS #ultrasound
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Echogenicity - Brightness
Probe Positioning
Transducer Orientation
Knobology (DAG):
 • DEPTH - Can increase or
Point of Care Ultrasound ... on screen • AXIS ... image in the Y axis ... Brightness of image #Ultrasound
Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echo (FATE) - Basic FATE views

Pos 1: Subcostal 4-chamber

Pos 2: Apical 4-chamber

Pos 3:
Parasternal long axis ... Parasternal LV short axis ... Windows #Protocol #Ultrasound
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided ... Use compression ultrasound ... • Use a short axis ... (A) or a long axis ... #CentralLine #Ultrasound
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - Basics
Nomenclature:
 - Echogenicity = brightness
 - Hyperechoic = more echogenic
Point of Care Ultrasound ... interest on screen - AXIS ... image in the Y axis ... image #pocus #ultrasound
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Parasternal Long Axis ... Point of Care Ultrasound
Central line placement: verifying wire placement on POCUS
Prior to dilation of a central vein. Confirm wire
vein (in short axis ... pocus #clinical #ultrasound
8cm AAA (long axis) presenting as non traumatic left hip pain.

#AAA #POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound #Abdominal #Vascular
8cm AAA (long axis ... POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound
Normal POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Long Axis

- Dr.  Eric Funk @efunkEM

#PLAX #Normal #POCUS #Echocardiogram #clinical
Parasternal Long Axis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #ultrasound
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... things less off-axis ... view from short axis ... , to long axis. ... Movements #Motion #Ultrasound