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Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Plane, e.g., LAX, SAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic ... #POCUS #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• SC Abdominal Aorta ... • PSAX: Mitral ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Axis Windows: ... Aortic Valve, Mitral ... Papillary Muscle Views ... #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Windows
1. ME 5-Chamber view 
2. ME 4-Chamber view 
3. ME-Commissural view 
4. ME
ME-Ascending Aorta ... ME-Ascending Aorta ... Descending Aorta ... Descending Aorta ... #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
the level of the Aortic ... This view helps ... #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... POCUS #labeled #anatomy
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... PSLA view with subtle ... #aorta #Valve # ... #PLAX #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... often used to ‘window ... from short axis ... is obtaining a SAX ... the abdominal aorta
Aortic Dissection seen through a large left pleural effusion on POCUS

Aortic Dissection! Pro move- using the
visualize thoracic aorta ... providing a sonic window ... the lumen of the aorta ... effusion #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #flap