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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
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... #Valve #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Windows: Aortic Valve ... , Mitral Valve, ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Valve #psax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... , SAX, or4C 3) Region ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve ... endocarditis with pericardial ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... myocardial #abscess #plax ... #pocus
Mitral valve prolapse and mitral annulus dysjunction on Echocardiogram
(important for arrhythmic risk stratification)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD
Mitral valve prolapse ... and mitral annulus ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #plax
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 ... function (& replaced mitral ... Fractional #Shortening #PLAX ... #clinical #Cardiomyopathy
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... 1cm from aortic valve ... Obtain A5c view ... #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 ... PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy ... valve, but to the ... #PLAX #Clot #DilatedCM