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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 ... Windows: Parasternal Short ... Axis (PSAX) and ... twitter.com/NephroP #PSAX ... Windows #Anatomy #Cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... (PSAX) Views ... Comparison #Table #Echocardiography ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
1) Transducer Position ... Suprasternal Notch 2) Echocardiographic ... Plane, e.g., LAX, SAX ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
Echocardiographic ... distance from the epicardial ... Views: parasternal short ... Noncompaction #Echocardiography ... #Jenni #Chin #cardiology
Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Parasternal short axis with moderate pericardial effusion. No clear evidence of tamponade.

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Pericardial Effusion ... Parasternal short ... with moderate pericardial ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology ... #PSAX #labeled
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Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
venous pressure, positive ... Transthoracic echocardiography ... of obstructive epicardial ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
Lateral Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Parasternal Short Axis View shows lateral wall motion abnormality
Echocardiogram (PSAX ... Parasternal Short ... abnormality & small pericardial ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #PSAX ... #PSSA #cardiology
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Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
Echocardiogram (PSAX ... sinus can mimic pericardial ... the parasternal short-axis ... Pericardial effusion ... #clinical #cardiology
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Tuberculous Pericarditis- On examination, the patient’s neck veins were distended, and heart sounds were muffled. An
Transthoracic echocardiography ... revealed a large pericardial ... immunodeficiency virus was positive ... NEJM #clinical #radiology ... transthoracic #echocardiography
Right Ventricular Structure and Function

- Almost 75 % of the RV systolic function is dependent in
- Proper IVS position ... crucial role in short ... volume - The epicardial ... Function #Ventricle #Cardiology