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

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

#PSAX
Echocardiography Windows ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #Windows #Anatomy ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology ... Windows and Anatomy ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Windows #Anatomy
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram - Parasternal Long Axis View

Echo shows normal biventricular size and systolic function,
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Long Axis View Echo ... OKiamanesh #Constrictive ... pocus #clinical #cardiology ... #plax
ASE - Multimodality Imaging of Pericardial Disease
 - Acute / Recurrent Pericarditis
 - Pericardial Anatomy and
Pericarditis - Pericardial ... / Tamponade - Constrictive ... #Pericardial # ... diagnosis #imaging #cardiology ... #radiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Transducer Position or "Window ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Echocardiogram #Windows ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Cardiac Views and Windows ... Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Long Axis • PSAX ... Echocardiogram #Heart #Windows ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... echo findings still ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Had echo done one ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
Pericardial Constriction ... Fantastic example of pericardial ... constriction. ... #Constriction # ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Pathophysiology Of Constriction ... Cessation due to Stiff Pericardium ... structures and extra- pericardial ... transmitted to the extra-pericardial ... pathophysiology #cardiology