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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... View (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... • PSAX: Aortic ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
Valve in a plane ... jchristianfox #AorticValve ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #cardiology ... #PSAX
Severe Aortic Stenosis on POCUS

Calcified Aortic valve leaflets with minimal opening. LVH likely secondary to AS
on POCUS Calcified ... Aortic valve leaflets ... #Stenosis #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound #PLAX ... #AorticValve
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
, excruciating CP ... valve. ... #Aortic #Dissection ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #PLAX
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
POCUS shows aortic ... valve vegetation ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac ... #PLAX #AorticValve
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Valve Regurgitaton ... of your basic cardiac ... POCUS eval. ... #Mitral #Valve ... #clinical #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Subcostal SSN ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... (MV), Aortic valve ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... Dissection on POCUS ... #Dissection #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #plax
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... systole, 1cm from aortic ... valve apparatus ... #cardiology
Aortic Valve Nodules of Arantius on Echocardiogram

This is a parasternal short axis view at the level
Aortic Valve Nodules ... the level of the aortic ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #TTE #PSAX #AorticValve ... #Cardiology #Hypertrophy