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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
POCUS Cardiology ... ) - Level of the ... ) - Level of the ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... #labeled
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
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
#Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiogram # ... Heart #Windows # ... ChamberViews #Orientations ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
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
Intrapericardial Hematoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Patient with worsening chest pain 1 week after discharge for
with worsening chest ... localized echogenic area ... along left heart ... #clinical #cardiology ... #PLAX
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
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Dissection on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) Parasternal ... heart showing a ... #cardiology #labeled
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... appearance of heart ... on CXR. ... in addition to the ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Intrapericardial Hematoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C
Patient with worsening chest pain 1 week after discharge for
Echocardiogram ... with worsening chest ... localized echogenic area ... along left heart ... #clinical #cardiology