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

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
, PSAX, Apical, ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiogram # ... Heart #Windows # ... #Map
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiogram # ... #Orientations #Atlas ... #Map #Comparison
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and ... POCUS Cardiology ... ) - Level of the ... ) - Level of the ... Aortic Valve
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... valve (AV) level ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #views #TTE #orientations
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with fever ... Blood Cx grew staph ... Endocarditis #POCUS
Aortic Valve Nodules of Arantius on Echocardiogram

This is a parasternal short axis view at the level
of Arantius on Echocardiogram ... level of the aortic ... finding when seen— May ... Nodules #Arantius #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #TTE #PSAX
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
young patient with fever ... regurgitant flow may ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective
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 ... umbilical level ... abdominal aorta ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS