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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and ... • Parasternal Long ... • Parasternal Short ... Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... ) #Echocardiogram
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Parasternal Short-Axis ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Vena Cava (SC) Long ... Abdominal Aorta Long ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
In up to 1/4 of cases ... of stress cardiomyopathy ... BrokenHeart #Syndrome #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Clinical
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
Pulmonary Embolism ... Resolution: Pulmonary ... InTransit #clinical #ultrasound ... #echocardiogram ... #a4c #mcconnells
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #differential #pulmonary ... #causes
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Therefore, conditions caused ... • ↑ Mechanical stress ... apices caused by ... Increased mechanical stress
Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echo (FATE) - Basic FATE views

Pos 1: Subcostal 4-chamber

Pos 2: Apical 4-chamber

Pos 3:
3: Parasternal long ... Parasternal LV short ... Transthoracic #Echocardiogram ... Windows #Protocol #Ultrasound
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... Causes: - Parenchyma ... • Diffuse Lung ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... • Chronic Lung
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... , inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... permeability, lung ... consistent with pulmonary