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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Aorta Long Axis ... (A3C) • SSN: Color ... Echocardiogram # ... Heart #Windows # ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
proximal ascending aorta ... Director #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... AorticDissection #Aorta ... #Flap
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Compress aorta ... ribs until feel aorta ... Cardiac Massage ... • 2 flat hands ... emergency #trauma #checklist
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
At first, the heart ... may not be in line ... looking at the abdominal ... aorta. ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
make an informed decision ... Assess functional ... exam Determine Cardiac ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal