17 results
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
- Table of Cardiac ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Level • Apical 2- ... Echocardiogram # ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
flap may alternately ... elevations in different ECG ... Flap #dissection #a4c ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... Measurement on POCUS ... systole, 1cm from aortic ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
(3) components 1) ... Suprasternal Notch 2) ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Risk Stratify Type ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... What is the type ... • Preoperative coronary
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
the most common type ... metastasize (>1/ ... 2 melanoma cases ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
INJURY TYPES 1. ... Blast force may ... ORGAN SYSTEMS: 1. ... ORTHO- fracture/ ... EKG, labs, cardiac
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
• Malignancy (e.g ... infarction • Aortic ... are uncommon - 1 ... to 2% of patients ... hemorrhagic fluid may
Lambls Excrescences on Echocardiogram
An incidental finding in a young patient with polyneuritis - there is a
There is MVP. ... independent of cardiac ... Excrescences #psax #a4c ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... including: • Coronary ... classified as: • Low: <1 ... Intermediate burden: >1 ... #differential #cardiology