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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS ... Cardiology Windows ... ) - Level of the ... Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... #Cardiology #Windows
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Aortic Valve (AV) Level ... Mitral Valve (MV) Level ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... Echocardiogram Have you ever ... Enlargement #Severe #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS ... #A4C
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... “D Sign” EI > 1 ... echocardiogram #psax ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #pocus
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... exercise intolerance, chest ... near-syncope, syncope. 1. ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... Lesions #Hepatic #Ultrasound ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
(3) components 1) ... Plane, e.g., LAX, SAX ... Aortic valve (AV) level ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... LVOT diameter: 1. ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Atrial Flutter on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Another case of atrial flutter on echo. No wonder the patient almost
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... patient almost (but never ... #Flutter #PLAX ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Right Atrial RCC Tumor Metastasis on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
47yo M with new SOB.  Known
Metastasis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... The patient had liver ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A4C