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Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Aortic and Mitral ... Throw some color ... doppler on there ... #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
: Aortic Valve ( ... : Mitral Valve ( ... (A3C) • SSN: Color ... Flow Doppler ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
1) Transducer Position ... or "Window" ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic
Aortopulmonary Window connection between Ascending Aorta & Main Pulmonary Artery
 - Presence of 2 semilunar valves
between Ascending Aorta ... valves normal in position ... #PSAX #clinical ... cardiology #pocus #color ... #doppler
Right Parasternal View on POCUS Echocardiogram
 - Right lateral decubitus position with transducer at 2nd/3rd Intercostal
lateral decubitus position ... transducer or CW-Doppler-only ... trans-valvular velocity in aortic ... #Parasternal #window ... #clinical #cardiology
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
demonstrate a mobile mitral ... Doppler over the ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective