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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS ... Cardiology Windows ... Short Axis (PSAX ... (A4C) • Apical ... 2 Chamber (A2C)
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... View (A4C) • ... View (A5C) • ... View (A2C) • ... View (A3C) •
Echocardiogram images with outlined regional wall motion abnormality territories of A) PSLAX B) PSAX, and C)
outlined regional wall ... B) PSAX, and C) ... A4C. ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #POCUS ... LocalizationMap #Coronary #Artery
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
(A2C) Window on ... inferior regional wall ... for associated LV ... UAlberta_Sono #Apical #2Chamber ... #a2c #window #pocus
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
(A3C) View - Regional ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... infero-lateral (As seen in PLAX ... UAlberta_Sono #A3C ... #Anatomy #POCUS
LV Pseudoaneurysm

• False “pseudo” aneurysm: rupture w/ blood contained *outside* wall layers. (case below)

• True aneurysm:
LV Pseudoaneurysm ... ; blood inside wall ... Ventricular #Clinical #POCUS ... #CardiacMRI #PSAX ... #A4C #Echocardiogram
Apical Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

LV apical wall motion abnormality on this 4-chamber view.
Differential should
Abnormality on POCUS ... Echocardiogram LV ... abnormality on this 4-chamber ... Abnormality #WMA #POCUS ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
LV Thrombus on POCUS ... (PLAX) 60 yo ... showed axillary artery ... thrombus. == Update ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Often one of the most challenging
(A3C) View - Regional ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... is antero-lateral ... UAlberta_Sono #A3C ... #Anatomy #POCUS
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
loss of cardiac window ... Frequently see this after ... echocardiogram #a4c ... #plax #pocus #airgap