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

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Cardiac Views: PLAX ... , PSAX, Apical, ... POCUS #Cardiac #TTE ... #Echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Vegetations on Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) Surgery ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Mitral #Valve #plax ... #Echocardiogram
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Long Axis • PSAX ... (SSN) View • PSAX ... POCUS #Cardiac #TTE ... #Echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... cardiology #a4c #plax
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Vegetations on Echocardiogram ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Mitral #Valve #psax ... #Echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Vegetation Echocardiogram
Juicy vegetation on a mitral valve.

31% S. Aureus (IVDUs, IV lines)
17% Strep viridans
11%
Valve Vegetation Echocardiogram ... enterococci 11% coag -ve ... Mitral #Vegetation #Endocarditis ... Infective #Clinical #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
short axes in TTE ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #Windows #Echocardiogram
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... cardiology #views #TTE
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram ... rwp with 1-2mm ste ... #Aorta #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Clinical #Ultrasound #PLAX
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Transthoracic Echocardiogram ... the week: Outpt TTE ... This is a TTE, parasternal ... Dissection #Flap #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #PLAX