18 results
POCUS Echocardiography Windows: Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) and Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)

- Abhilash Koratala MD https://twitter.com/NephroP

#PSAX
Short Axis (PSAX ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... twitter.com/NephroP #PSAX ... #Windows #Anatomy ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Cardiology Windows ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... #Cardiology #Windows
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Parasternal Short-Axis (PSAX ... Long Axis • PSAX ... (SSN) View • PSAX ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Imaging Plane, e.g ... ., LAX, SAX, or4C ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... Final diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Regional Wall Anatomy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... aortic valve, the septal ... infero-lateral (As seen in PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic ... EKG nonspecific, ... Serial trops (- ... echocardiogram #plax ... #cardiology #pocus
LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
Dissection on POCUS ... x 1 hour, Ant/Sept ... STEMI on EKG. ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
anterior wall MI — 'widow ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
due to SAM on POCUS ... Echocardiogram Septic ... Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #PLAX #clinical