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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Inflow View • Apical ... Long Axis • PSAX ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Apical Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX and PSAX

What is the structure indicated by the arrow?
Resolution:
Apical Thrombus ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... thrombus. ... #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
TEE mid-esophageal view demonstrating left atrial thrombus. Also note mechanical mitral
on Transesophageal ... Echocardiogram ... note mechanical mitral ... #Echocardiogram ... #TEE #cardiology
Severe Mitral Stenosis on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
Spontaneous contrast 'smoke' in the left atrium
AF + stasis = huge
Severe Mitral Stenosis ... on Transesophageal ... Echocardiogram ... = huge risk of thrombus ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Parasternal A: Apical ... Plane, e.g., LAX, SAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology
Large left atrial thrombus in mitral stenosis

Mitral stenosis with near total disruption of mitral inflow by
Large left atrial thrombus ... large left atrial thrombus ... #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #plax
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
on Transesophageal ... Echocardiogram ... No mitral stenosis.Simultaneous ... #Transesophageal ... #Ultrasound #Cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... territory] In PLAX ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
Window on POCUS Echocardiogram ... associated LV thrombus ... EF -> visible mural ... thrombus (star) ... clinical #anatomy #cardiology
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Windows
1. ME 5-Chamber view 
2. ME 4-Chamber view 
3. ME-Commissural view 
4. ME
Transesophageal ... Echocardiogram ( ... Transgastric Apical ... view #Transesophageal ... #Echocardiogram