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

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
, PSAX, Apical, ... Wilkinsonjonny #Anatomy ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... #Windows #ChamberViews ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
POCUS Echocardiography Windows: Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) and Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)

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

#PSAX
Echocardiography Windows ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... twitter.com/NephroP #PSAX ... #Windows #Anatomy ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology ... Windows and Anatomy ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Windows #Anatomy
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Cardiac Views and Windows ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Orientations #Atlas #Map ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... acuity of right heart ... #Short #Axis #PSAX ... echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... POCUS #labeled #anatomy
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
tissues Assess heart ... density, behind the heart ... Check AP window ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
transforming the heart ... bottom of the heart ... Individuals with LVNC may ... echocardiogram #psax ... #cardiology
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
-Chamber (A2C) Window ... +/- inferior) akinesis ... #2Chamber #a2c #window ... echocardiogram #clinical #anatomy ... #cardiology
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
often used to ‘window ... apical view of the heart ... At first, the heart ... may not be in line ... is obtaining a SAX
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
diaphragm, the heart ... line (> 2-3mm) may ... fluid overload and heart ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR