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Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... ., Mitral valve ... (MV), Aortic valve ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology ... #views #TTE #orientations
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Aortic and Mitral ... with color we see ... #Mitral #Valve ... Regurgitaton #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Axis Windows: Aortic ... Valve, Mitral Valve ... PSAX #Windows #Echocardiogram ... Fanning #Views #Clinical ... #Cardiology
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram ... the aortic valve ... Anatomy #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #labeled
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C - Labeled

I colorized this POCUS to make it
to appreciate the ... causing catastrophic mitral ... valve failure. ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology #Labeled
Apical 5-Chamber (A5C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

With either slight fanning or probe
Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram ... aortic valve. ... Anatomy #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #labeled
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
level of the Aortic ... Valve Phased ... Short #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... - Type A Aortic ... STEMI on EKG ... #cardiology #clinical ... #plax #clinical
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
and mitral regurgitation ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
heart failure • Mitral ... valve prolapse ... ., aortic insufficiency ... stenosis) • Severe mitral ... palpitations: PVC