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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Cardiology Windows ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... #Cardiology #Windows
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Parasternal Short-Axis (PSAX ... Long Axis • PSAX ... (SSN) View • PSAX ... SSN: Color Flow Doppler
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... , SAX, or4C 3) Region ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Parasternal Short Axis Windows ... : Aortic Valve ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #POCUS #Fanning ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Parasternal long axis (PLAX ... Parasternal long axis (PLAX ... basic cardiac POCUS ... Throw some color doppler ... #Regurgitaton #PLAX
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
"Mercedes Benz Sign ... #mercedes #sign ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #cardiology ... #PSAX
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 ... Place PW doppler ... #cardiology
Aortopulmonary Window connection between Ascending Aorta & Main Pulmonary Artery
 - Presence of 2 semilunar valves
Aortopulmonary Window ... between Ascending Aorta ... Aortopulmonary #APWindow #PSAX ... #pocus #color # ... doppler
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... - Type A Aortic ... Dissection on POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #plax
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
loss of cardiac window ... Pneumopericardium #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #a4c #plax ... #pocus #airgap ... #sign