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Basic Transthoracic Echocardiography Cardiac Views: PLAX, PSAX, Apical, Subcostal

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Echocardiography Cardiac ... Views: PLAX, PSAX ... , Apical, Subcostal ... Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac ... #TTE #Echocardiogram
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
a Capital “D" ! ... - Sam Ghali @EM_RESUS ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiac ... #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #DSign #MassivePE
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Inflow View • Apical ... Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac ... #TTE #Echocardiogram
Apical Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX and PSAX

What is the structure indicated by the arrow?
Resolution:
Apical Thrombus ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PLAX and PSAX ... thrombus. ... #Echocardiogram
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... LV. ... territory] In PLAX ... DD the [apical HOCM ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Parasternal A: Apical ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... , SAX, or4C 3) Region ... cardiology #views #TTE
Hmm... I wonder why his fingers are black and his feet don't have pulses... Oh well.
LV Thrombus at the ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #LVThrombus ... #Apical #LowEF
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
LV Thrombus on POCUS ... (PLAX) 60 yo ... LV wall." ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #PLAX #Clot
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
Echocardiographic criteria of LV ... other coexisting cardiac ... subxyphoid, and apical ... Echocardiography #Echocardiogram ... Chin #cardiology #diagnosis
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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The Role of Echocardiography ... • Evaluate for LV ... apical aneurysm ... Cardiomyopathy #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis