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

- Abhilash Koratala MD https://twitter.com/NephroP

#PSAX
POCUS Echocardiography ... Short Axis (PSAX ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
POCUS Cardiology ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... #POCUS #Cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
McConnell's Sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PSAX Positive ... McConnell's Sign ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) Window - POCUS Echocardiogram Anatomy
 - Papillary Muscles Level (Mid-LV)
 - Aortic
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... ) Window - POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Level (Mid-LV) - Aortic ... Parasternal #ShortAxis #PSAX
D-Sign of Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Short Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
D-Sign of Acute ... bulging septum on PLAX ... on PSAX. ... @eabramsMD #DSign ... #PSAX #Echocardiogram
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Parasternal Short-Axis (PSAX ... Long Axis • PSAX ... (SSN) View • PSAX ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... RV Overload “D Sign ... @Pocus101 #DSign ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... 1) Transducer Position ... , SAX, or4C 3) Region ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... #POCUS #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Echocardiogram ... POCUS (apical window ... sign, and additional ... A4c #clinical #cardiology ... #McConnells #sign
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
"Mercedes Benz Sign ... #mercedes #sign ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PSAX