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

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#PSAX
POCUS Echocardiography ... Short Axis (PSAX ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #Windows #Anatomy ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
POCUS Cardiology ... Windows and Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Windows #Anatomy ... #labeled
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Pulmonary embolism ... POCUS (apical window ... #Embolism #POCUS
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Cardiac Views and Windows ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... highly specific for pulmonary ... embolism in the ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #labeled
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Suprasternal Notch 2) Echocardiographic ... Plane, e.g., LAX, SAX ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... #POCUS #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... embolism, but could ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
heart strain (pulmonary ... #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled ... #anatomy
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... likely from a pulmonary ... embolism (PE). ... #sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #labeled
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... you can see the aortic ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #labeled