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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 ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Aorta Long Axis ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
first, the heart may ... to view it in LAX ... looking at the abdominal ... aorta. ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

Here's the abdominal ultrasound of a man who was in
Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS ... ultrasound of a man ... in shock after cardiac ... forget about the #Aorta ... Aortic #Aneurysm #POCUS
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Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
Tamponade on POCUS ... This 50 yo man ... PratsEM Distorted anatomy ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... echocardiogram #plax
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Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
< 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... enzymes normal • May ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... gut involvement, abdominal
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... - Cataract Plan ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
e.g., uptake by cells ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... ischemia, surgery may ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac