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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Parasternal Short-Axis (PSAX ... ) • Inferior Vena ... Long Axis • PSAX ... (SSN) View • PSAX
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
PLAX. ... posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM ... with systolic anterior ... cara_mercer #HOCM ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM ... #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax ... #cardiology #pocus
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
due to SAM on POCUS ... #Systolic #Anterior ... Motion #LVOTO #SAM #HOCM ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #PLAX #clinical
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... vegetation on the anterior ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Wall Anatomy on POCUS ... you can see the aortic ... portion must be anterior ... infero-lateral (As seen in PLAX ... Wall #Anatomy #POCUS
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... (PLAX) 50 yo female ... Endocarditis #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #clinical #ultrasound
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Obtain PLAX 2. ... at mid systole, 1cm ... from aortic valve ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
territory] In PLAX ... DD the [apical HOCM ... Thrombus #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c