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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Inferior Vena Cava ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS ... Cardiology Windows ... • Parasternal Long ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Cardiology #Windows
PFO with shunting on Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c) 
74 yo presents with CVA. RoPE score of 4.
Echocardiogram (a4c ... presents with CVA ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #bubble
tPA Code Stroke Dosing Chart

Total Dose = 0.9 mg/kg (maximum dose =90 mg)
 - give 10%
tPA Code Stroke Dosing ... remainder over 1 ... hour #TPA #Dosing ... #Dose #CVA #Thrombolytics
Apical Approach Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical approach had best pocket + good distance away from lung
Pericardiocentesis on POCUS ... distance away from lung ... Pericardiocentesis #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
“D Sign” EI > 1 ... - POCUS 101 @Pocus101 ... #DSign #Ultrasound ... psax #diagnosis #cardiology ... #pocus
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C ... Wall Anatomy on POCUS ... the parasternal long ... Wall #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
P • ↑ Ca - short ... see below) • ↓ Ca ... withlK Brugada 1 ... strain (neg TV 1- ... Checklist #diagnosis #cardiology
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... LVOT diameter: 1. ... Calculate VTI: 1. ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Adults Current ACC ... aortic valve area (AVA ... velocity >4.0 m/s (1) ... mmHg (2) (Table 1) ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology