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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 ... Short Axis (PSAX ... Axis (PLAX) ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
POCUS Cardiology ... Axis (PLAX) • ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... #POCUS #Cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
View (PLAX) • ... Parasternal Short-Axis (PSAX ... Long Axis • PSAX ... (SSN) View • PSAX ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
- Parasternal Long ... bulging septum on PLAX ... D-sign appreciated ... on PSAX. ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
: Aortic Valve ... Understanding long ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #Windows #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Fanning
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) 42 yo F with ... chest pain, tachycardia ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #TypeA
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PLAX Elderly ... presents with chest ... Diagnosis? ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... , SAX, or4C 3) Region ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... #POCUS #cardiology
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
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... #Ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus