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

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Echocardiography Cardiac ... Views: PLAX, PSAX ... Wilkinsonjonny #Anatomy #POCUS ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Cannon A Waves on ... predictably w/ the cardiac ... than the PPM’s max ... VivekKulkarniMD #CannonA #AWaves ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Diagnosis SHOCK • MAP ... CO / High SVR, JVP ... CO / High SVR, JVP ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... CO / High SVR, JVP
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... Long-Axis View (PLAX ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Prominent a waves ... block - Large a waves ... - Large cv waves ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Diagnosis Framework MAP ... PCWP • Exam: ↓ JVP ... Cardiogenic (Intra-cardiac ... Obstructive (Extra-cardiac ... → tension PTX, cardiac
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
causing Tamponade on POCUS ... Effusion #Malignant #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #PLAX
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... venous pressure (CVP ... atrial pressure (RAP ... with TR (jet ↑ RAP ... MD @rishimd #CVP
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
pressure (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... index (LVSWI = [MAP ... diastole) ● c wave ... ● v wave: ventricular
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Parasternal long axis (PLAX ... Parasternal long axis (PLAX ... of your basic cardiac ... POCUS eval. ... #Regurgitaton #PLAX