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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 ... Axis (PLAX) ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
POCUS Cardiology ... Axis (PLAX) • ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... #POCUS #Cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
View (PLAX) • ... Parasternal Short-Axis (PSAX ... Long Axis • PSAX ... (SSN) View • PSAX ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Long Axis Acute ... bulging septum on PLAX ... D-sign appreciated ... on PSAX. ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram
D-Sign of Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Short Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
D-Sign of Acute ... Notice not only RV ... bulging septum on PLAX ... on PSAX. ... #PSAX #Echocardiogram
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... , SAX, or4C 3) Region ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... #POCUS #cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... (EI) = D2/D1 RV ... #Ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
: Aortic Valve ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #Windows #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Fanning ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Windows
1. ME 5-Chamber view 
2. ME 4-Chamber view 
3. ME-Commissural view 
4. ME
ME-Long axis view ... UE Aortic Arch LAX ... UE Aortic Arch SAX ... Views #diagnosis ... #cardiology
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
D-Sign in a lady ... When ↑ pulmonary ... overwhelm the RV ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #PSAX #DSign #MassivePE