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Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Plane, e.g., LAX, SAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (AV) level ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
: Aortic Valve ... , Mitral Valve, ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #POCUS #Fanning ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Cardiac Views and Windows ... : Aortic Valve ( ... : Mitral Valve ( ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
look for Aortic Valve ... "Mercedes Benz Sign ... Aorta #mercedes #sign ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #PSAX
D-shaped interventricular septum in PSAX. Note how the septum bulges right-ward shortly after mitral valve closure
shortly after mitral ... valve closure ( ... @SAlerhand #DSign ... #PSAX #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... Dissection on POCUS ... #DoubleValve #Sign ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #plax
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Air gap sign: loss ... loss of cardiac window ... Pneumopericardium #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #airgap ... #sign
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram
Pickelhaube sign may be seen in mitral valve prolapse (MVP): High velocity (≥
Pickelhaube Sign ... Echocardiogram Pickelhaube sign ... #Pickelhaube #Sign ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology #clinical