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Basic Transthoracic Echocardiography Cardiac Views: PLAX, PSAX, Apical, Subcostal

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Wilkinsonjonny #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... #ChamberViews #Orientations
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Windows and Anatomy ... ) - Level of the ... ) - Level of the ... #Windows #Anatomy ... #labeled
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... #ChamberViews #Orientations
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Aortic valve (AV) level ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #views #TTE #orientations
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
) at the level of ... acuity of right heart ... #echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #POCUS ... #labeled #anatomy
Intrapericardial Hematoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Patient with worsening chest pain 1 week after discharge for
Echocardiogram ... - PLAX Patient ... with worsening chest ... localized echogenic area ... along left heart
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
Echocardiogram ... indicates acute right heart ... pulmonary embolism in the ... infarct & acute chest ... #cardiology #labeled
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
across a wide area ... often used to ‘window ... At first, the heart ... umbilical level ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS