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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Cardiology Windows ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... #Cardiology #Windows ... #Anatomy #labeled
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Parasternal Short-Axis (PSAX ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... Long Axis • PSAX ... (SSN) View • PSAX
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
(PLAX view) ... Non-ischemic EKG ... (nl <4 cm) Labeled ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Clinical
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g ... ., LAX, SAX, or4C ... Structures Visualized, e.g ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... #Nomenclature #POCUS
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... EKG: afib, twi I ... Labeled Schematic ... #Dissection #Aorta ... Clinical #Ultrasound #PLAX
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Regional Wall Anatomy ... you can see the aortic ... infero-lateral (As seen in PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology ... #labeled
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
(PLAX) Parasternal ... intimal flap in the aorta ... and a pericardial ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #labeled
Dilated Coronary Sinus on POCUS Echocardiogram
Dilated CS can be mistaken as descending thoracic aorta. Know the
Coronary Sinus on POCUS ... descending thoracic aorta ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #clinical #anatomy ... #cardiology #a4c
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
elevations in different ECG ... Flap #dissection #a4c ... #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
often used to ‘window ... is obtaining a SAX ... COMPRESSION: E.g ... the abdominal aorta ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS