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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology ... Windows and Anatomy ... Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... 4 Chamber (A4C) ... #POCUS #Cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Subcostal (SC ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Inferior Vena Cava (SC ... ) • SC Abdominal ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Parasternal A: Apical ... SC: Subcostal ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology
Mitral Regurgitation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

Before blousing fluids, check for LV systolic function
Mitral Regurgitation ... Echocardiogram - Apical ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #cardiology #clinical ... #MR #Color #Doppler
Mitral Regurgitation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

Before blousing fluids, check for LV systolic function
Mitral Regurgitation ... Echocardiogram - Apical ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #cardiology #clinical ... #MR #Color #Doppler
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
(A2C) Window on ... EF -> visible mural ... thrombus (star) ... #window #pocus # ... clinical #anatomy #cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
and Rvol ≥ 30 mL ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... • Stasis and thrombus ... anterior infarct in apical ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
is ALWAYS more apically ... displaced than the mitral ... starts (by colour Doppler ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #a4c