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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... (A4C) • Inferior ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
(SAM) of the Mitral ... diagnosis: * Hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy ... #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Apical Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

LV apical wall motion abnormality on this 4-chamber view.
Differential should
Apical Wall Motion ... wall motion abnormality ... infarct vs Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ... #Wall #Motion # ... #a4c
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Apical 3-Chamber ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... The apical 3 ... the parasternal long ... valve, the septal portion
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
Apical 2-Chamber ... inferior regional wall ... motion abnormalities ... EF -> visible mural ... #2Chamber #a2c
Apical 5-Chamber (A5C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

With either slight fanning or probe
Apical 5-Chamber ... Wall Anatomy on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... see the anterior portion ... #Regional #Wall
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic ... Cardiomyopathy ... Serial trops (-) EM ... echo ==> Septal wall ... #pocus
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

Echo shows normal biventricular size and systolic function,
Echocardiogram - Apical ... 4 Chamber View ... ventricular septal motion ... Echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
indirect chest wall ... especially inferior wall ... papillary muscles apically ... restrictive CMP, hypertrophic ... it results from SAM
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Echocardiogram - Apical ... 4 Chamber View ... Few processes will ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #a4c