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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
(PLAX) • Parasternal ... Short-Axis (PSAX ... (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... • PSAX: Aortic ... • PSAX: Mitral
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... Valve • Apical ... #Anatomy #labeled
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
) View - Regional ... you can see the aortic ... valve, the septal ... infero-lateral (As seen in PLAX ... #labeled
Apical 5-Chamber (A5C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

With either slight fanning or probe
) View - Regional ... displayed with the aortic ... valve. ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #labeled
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
1) Transducer Position ... , SAX, or4C 3) Region ... (MV), Aortic valve ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
view with severe ... Given the severe wall ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... #HOCM #HCM #plax ... #pocus
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... echo ==> Septal wall ... Admit ==> Positive ... echocardiogram #plax ... #cardiology #pocus
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... Valve Phased ... This view helps ... #Short #Axis #PSAX ... #POCUS #labeled
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Obtain PLAX 2. ... at mid systole, 1cm ... from aortic valve ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
(PLAX) Parasternal ... a pericardial effusion ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology ... #labeled