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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Cardiology Windows ... 4 Chamber (A4C) ... (A2C) #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Windows #Anatomy
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... -Chamber View (A4C ... -Chamber View (A3C ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
(A3C) View - Regional ... you can see the aortic ... infero-lateral (As seen in PLAX ... UAlberta_Sono #A3C ... #Anatomy #POCUS
Apical 5-Chamber (A5C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

With either slight fanning or probe
Apical 5-Chamber ... (A5C) View - Regional ... displayed with the aortic ... UAlberta_Sono #A5C ... #Anatomy #POCUS
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Parasternal A: Apical ... , SAX, or4C 3) Region ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
(A2C) Window on ... anterior and inferior regional ... #2Chamber #a2c ... #window #pocus # ... #cardiology
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

This view is 90 degrees from
(A2C) View - Regional ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... UAlberta_Sono #A2C ... #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Often one of the most challenging
(A3C) View - Regional ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... UAlberta_Sono #A3C ... #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... systole, 1cm from aortic ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
sign: loss of cardiac ... window during systole ... Pneumopericardium #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #a4c ... #plax #pocus #airgap