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POCUS Echocardiography Windows: Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) and Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)

- Abhilash Koratala MD https://twitter.com/NephroP

#PSAX
POCUS Echocardiography ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #Windows #Anatomy ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Cardiology Windows ... and Anatomy • ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... of the Aortic Valve ... #Cardiology #Windows
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Long-Axis View (PLAX ... : Aortic Valve ( ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Suprasternal Notch 2) Echocardiographic ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... (MV), Aortic valve ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Regional Wall Anatomy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... see the aortic valve ... infero-lateral (As seen in PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
TEE mid-esophageal view demonstrating left atrial thrombus. Also note mechanical mitral
Mobile Atrial Thrombus ... mechanical mitral valve ... #Atrial #Thrombus ... Echocardiogram #TEE #cardiology ... #clinical #POCUS
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
transthoracic echocardiographic ... (or thrombi); RV ... TRPG = tricuspid valve ... the tricuspic valve ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Normal Coronary Sinus on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
Dilated CS can be mistaken as descending thoracic aorta. Know
Coronary Sinus on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... Know the echocardiographic ... #clinical #anatomy ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Pulse oximetry • Echocardiography ... thrombus • Digoxin ... Mechanical heart valve ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
of the Aortic Valve ... #Short #Axis #PSAX ... echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled ... #anatomy