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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... : Aortic Valve ( ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
LV Thrombus on POCUS ... man with PMH of dilated ... cardiomyopathy ... mitral valve, but ... #PLAX #Clot #DilatedCM
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Parasternal A: Apical ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views ... #TTE #orientations
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

40yo otherwise healthy M presents with 1 wk SOB. His pmd diagnosed
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... His pmd diagnosed ... #Dilated #Cardiomyopathy ... #Cardiology #clinical ... #PSAX
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... territory] In PLAX ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Typical mitral valve prolapse with an eccentric jet hugging the left atrial wall (Coanda effect). TTE
Typical mitral valve ... TTE may seriously ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Mitral valve doesn ... ’t look typical ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
., familial or dilated ... angiogenic factors + oxidative ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... diagnosis #management #cardiology