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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and ... Windows and Anatomy ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Aortic Valve • Apical ... #Windows #Anatomy
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Cardiac Views and Windows ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Aortic Valve, Mitral ... motion to image the LV ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #Windows #Echocardiogram ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Parasternal A: Apical ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... #POCUS #cardiology
Apical Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX and PSAX

What is the structure indicated by the arrow?
Resolution:
Apical Thrombus ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... the parasternal short ... #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
(A2C) Window on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... for associated LV ... thrombus. ... EF -> visible mural
Large left atrial thrombus in mitral stenosis

Mitral stenosis with near total disruption of mitral inflow by
Large left atrial thrombus ... with near total ... #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #plax
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... occupying 1/3 the LV ... territory] In PLAX ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Doppler to localize tear ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... • Stasis and thrombus ... anterior infarct in apical ... associated with thrombus
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Short-Axis View ... (PSAX) 48 year ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology