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POCUS Echocardiography Windows: Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) and Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)

- Abhilash Koratala MD https://twitter.com/NephroP

#PSAX
POCUS Echocardiography ... Windows: Parasternal ... Short Axis (PSAX ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and ... POCUS Cardiology ... Windows and Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Windows #Anatomy
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... ., LAX, SAX, or4C ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #views #TTE #orientations
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
axes in TTE - perfect ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #Windows #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Fanning ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiogram # ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
(PLAX view) ... Non-ischemic EKG ... What's the Diagnosis ... Aortic #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
the level of the ... tilted towards R shoulder ... #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Dissection Flap on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... - PLAX Elderly ... Diagnosis? ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Echocardiogram ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... POCUS (apical window ... A4c #clinical #cardiology