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

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
, Mitral Valve, ... LV in different ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Apical Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX and PSAX

What is the structure indicated by the arrow?
Resolution:
- PLAX and PSAX ... parasternal short axis view ... Labeled Schematic ... #PLAX #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve ... abscess, and reduced LV ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... myocardial #abscess #plax ... #pocus
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
, SAX, or4C 3) Region ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views ... #TTE #orientations
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
LV Thrombus on POCUS ... (PLAX) 60 yo ... mitral valve, but ... to the LV wall. ... #PLAX #Clot #DilatedCM
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
-Chamber (A3C) View ... the aortic valve ... infero-lateral (As seen in PLAX ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #labeled
Fractional Shortening (PLAX) on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is demonstrated in the clip?
Resolution: Fractional shortening
Fractional Shortening (PLAX ... This is a PSLA view ... At mid LV the distance ... The ao valves open ... Fractional #Shortening #PLAX
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... LV. ... territory] In PLAX ... view, The unechoic ... #pocus #a4c
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... the Aortic Valve ... This view helps ... #Short #Axis #PSAX ... #POCUS #labeled