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

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Views: PLAX, PSAX ... Wilkinsonjonny #Anatomy ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... #Orientations #Atlas
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... #Orientations #Atlas
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... ) at the level of ... acuity of right heart ... #Short #Axis #PSAX ... POCUS #labeled #anatomy
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Left Atrium - The ... heart is formed ... by the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Atrium #Ventricle #Cardiac
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... loss • Myalgias Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... • TTE nondiagnostic
Cardiac conducting system 
 - Sinoatrial (SA) node normally generates the action potential, i.e. the electrical
Cardiac conducting ... - The SA node ... excites the right ... #Anatomy #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #Heart
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
heart are seen. ... heart size to the ... heart size to the ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Atrium #Ventricle #Cardiac
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Parasternal short axis (PSAX ... appearance of heart ... in addition to the ... amyloidosis with cardiac ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Short-Axis View (PSAX ... Check for akinetic ... attached to an akinetic ... Echocardiogram #PSAX
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... loss, Myalgias Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... ○ TTE nondiagnostic