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POCUS Echocardiography Windows: Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) and Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)

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

#PSAX
Echocardiography Windows ... : Parasternal Short ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #Windows #Anatomy ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and ... POCUS Cardiology ... Windows and Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Windows #Anatomy
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Axis Windows: ... Aortic Valve, Mitral ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #Windows #Echocardiogram ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Large left atrial thrombus in mitral stenosis

Mitral stenosis with near total disruption of mitral inflow by
Large left atrial thrombus ... large left atrial thrombus ... #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #plax
Apical Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX and PSAX

What is the structure indicated by the arrow?
Resolution:
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PLAX and PSAX ... the parasternal short ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... territory] In PLAX ... EchoAshwag #Mural ... #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
-Chamber (A2C) Window ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... EF -> visible mural ... thrombus (star) ... clinical #anatomy #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
(or thrombi); RV ... arrows) parasternal short ... pulmonary ejection ms ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #Cardiology