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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Short Axis (PSAX ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... (A4C) • Apical ... 2 Chamber (A2C)
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Parasternal Short-Axis (PSAX ... View (A4C) • ... View (A2C) • ... (SSN) View • PSAX
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
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
(A2C) Window on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... inferior regional wall ... for associated LV ... #a2c #window #pocus
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
LV Thrombus on POCUS ... (PLAX) 60 yo ... PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy ... #Thrombus #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #PLAX #Clot
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
Echocardiogram ... LV apical wall ... abnormality on this 4-chamber ... infarct vs Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
occupying 1/3 the LV ... territory] In PLAX ... between IVS and the clot ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
- Apical 4 Chamber ... Few processes will ... is late RCM as LV ... #clinical #pocus ... #cardiology #a4c