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Basic Transthoracic Echocardiography Cardiac Views: PLAX, PSAX, Apical, Subcostal

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Transthoracic Echocardiography ... PLAX, PSAX, Apical ... Wilkinsonjonny #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... #Windows #ChamberViews
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... Views and Windows ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... #Cardiology
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
chest over the heart ... commotio cordis risk ... window is the upstroke ... Commotio #Cordis #Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
Major Adverse Cardiac ... the ED to help focus ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... - Cataract Plan ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
abnormalities if echocardiography ... pre-existing history or risk ... especially in heart ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... cardiovascular risk ... Pulse oximetry • Echocardiography ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Risk Factors: • ... Anemia ✗ NOT a risk ... : • Echocardiography ... experience recovery of cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
of sudden cardiac ... underlying structural heart ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... for sudden cardiac ... #cardiology #differential