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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Parasternal Short-Axis (PSAX ... Long Axis • PSAX ... (SSN) View • PSAX ... Echocardiogram #
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
Parasternal LAX ... risk for sudden cardiac ... #HCM #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Dilated Coronary Sinus on POCUS Echocardiogram
Dilated CS can be mistaken as descending thoracic aorta. Know the
Sinus on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #clinical ... #anatomy #cardiology ... #a4c
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... (+) septal HCM ... #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

40yo otherwise healthy M presents with 1 wk SOB. His pmd diagnosed
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #DCM #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #clinical ... #PSAX
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... at mid systole, 1cm ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Doing this scan I thought for a moment the machine was playing
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... jchristianfox #DCM ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PLAX
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
sign: loss of cardiac ... see this after cardiac ... Pneumopericardium #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
(PLAX) Parasternal ... heart showing a dilated ... AOFT >4cm and aortic ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #labeled
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
MI effecting [LAD ... territory] In PLAX ... Thrombus #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c