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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... Aortic Valve ... Apical 4 Chamber (A4C
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
-Chamber View (A4C ... • PSAX: Aortic ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows
LV Pseudoaneurysm

• False “pseudo” aneurysm: rupture w/ blood contained *outside* wall layers. (case below)

• True aneurysm:
LV Pseudoaneurysm ... HeartToProve #LV ... Ventricular #Clinical #POCUS ... #CardiacMRI #PSAX ... #A4C #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
left ventricle (LV ... aortic valve and ... heart. ... EM #Cardiology #POCUS ... LongAxis #PSLA #ALiEM
Dilated Coronary Sinus on POCUS Echocardiogram
Dilated CS can be mistaken as descending thoracic aorta. Know the
descending thoracic aorta ... Know the echocardiographic ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #clinical #anatomy ... #cardiology #a4c
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
occupying 1/3 the ... LV. ... territory] In PLAX ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
Right Heart Strain on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

To differentiate acute from chronic right heart
Right Heart Strain ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... or bigger than LV ... RightHeart #RV #Strain #POCUS ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Cardiac Standstill on POCUS during CPR

A 79yo male presents after being found unresponsive by his wife.
Standstill on POCUS ... followed by his heart ... septal bowing into LV ... dilate to size of LV ... Echoardiogram #ACLS #S4C
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
a) Ischemic heart ... dysfunction or LV ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... Severe Aortic stenosis