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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Parasternal Short-Axis ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... POCUS #Cardiac #TTE ... #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... POCUS (apical window ... shown) with dilated ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Apical Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX and PSAX

What is the structure indicated by the arrow?
Resolution:
Apical Thrombus ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... parasternal short ... #Echocardiogram ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
papillary muscles apically ... Nonischemic MR: Dilated ... results in MR from dilated ... pacing (especially apical ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
Window on POCUS Echocardiogram ... pooling of blood in the ... EF -> visible mural ... thrombus (star) ... clinical #anatomy #cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... DD the [apical HOCM ... EchoAshwag #Mural ... #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... A 55-year-old ... pericarditis: (A) a dilated ... , (B) a septal mitral ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
(or thrombi); RV ... Dilated RV with ... arrows) parasternal short ... #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
more findings but see ... Doppler to localize tear ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... anterior infarct in apical ... #differential #
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... belongs to a 92-year ... Mitral valve doesn ... ’t look typical ... #clinical #cardiology