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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 Short ... Axis (PSAX) and ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and ... POCUS Cardiology ... Windows and Anatomy ... Axis (PSAX) - Level ... Axis (PSAX) - Level
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 ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Parasternal Short ... Axis Windows: ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #Windows #Echocardiogram ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Cardiac Views and Windows ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... de pointes • Short ... #Interpretation ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Bicaval Window on Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
 • Location - Mid-esophagus
 • Structures - SVC, NC, Right
Bicaval Window on ... Transesophageal Echocardiogram ... SVC, NC, Right atrium ... Subcostal IVC • Interpretation ... #TEE #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
: WPW, ectopic atrial ... safe #, but >500 DANGER ... - Short QT <300 ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #interpretation
External Ventricular Drains (EVDs) & ICP waveform interpretation
An EVD is a temporary closed sterile system that
& ICP waveform interpretation ... is increased (e.g ... ICP WAVEFORM INTERPRETATION ... SHORT-TERM PATTERNS ... CNS compliance LONGER
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
asymmetrical, similar or bigger ... deWinter T waves - starts ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #Equivalents #Interpretation