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Basic Transthoracic Echocardiography Cardiac Views: PLAX, PSAX, Apical, Subcostal

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
#POCUS #Cardiac ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... #Orientations #Atlas ... #Map
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
POCUS Cardiology ... Windows and Anatomy ... ) - Level of the ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Windows #Anatomy
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Orientations #Atlas ... #Map #Comparison ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Aortic valve (AV) level ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #views #TTE #orientations
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
) at the level of ... #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled ... #anatomy
Endocardial Fibroelastosis (EFE) on Echocardiogram

A child with HF due to ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS (EFE).  May see
) on Echocardiogram ... May see it once ... glistening endocardium- The ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #PLAX
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
and/or digoxin level ... MAP - HTN/normotension ... Revascularization, treatment ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Aortic Valve Nodules of Arantius on Echocardiogram

This is a parasternal short axis view at the level
of Arantius on Echocardiogram ... level of the aortic ... finding when seen— May ... #POCUS #TTE #PSAX ... #AorticValve #Cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... contrast-enhanced TTE ... ) on room air Treatment ... supplemental oxygen if ... #treatment #hepatology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... dilate further if ... #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment