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POCUS Echocardiography Windows: Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) and Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)

- Abhilash Koratala MD https://twitter.com/NephroP

#PSAX
POCUS Echocardiography ... Windows: Parasternal Short ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... Windows #Anatomy #Cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Aortic Valve, Mitral ... motion to image the LV ... #Windows #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Fanning ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
ASE Echocardiographic Evaluation of LV Diastolic Function
 - Myocardial Function and LV Filling
 - Criteria for
ASE Echocardiographic ... - Relation of Mitral ... Function #diastology #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Suprasternal Notch 2) Echocardiographic ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Apical Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX and PSAX

What is the structure indicated by the arrow?
Resolution:
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... the parasternal short ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
LV Thrombus on POCUS ... (PLAX) 60 yo ... atached to the mitral ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #PLAX #Clot
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... occupying 1/3 the LV ... territory] In PLAX ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve ... abscess, and reduced LV ... (PLAX) Detailed ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
"Moon" LV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram
76 years old lady with CRT, known IHD, increased shortness of
"Moon" LV Thrombus ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Can you spot the ... #Moon #LV #Thrombus ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram