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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Ventricular (RV ... Ventricular (RV ... • PSAX: Aortic Valve ... Echocardiogram #Heart
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
A′ = peak late diastolic ... TRPG = tricuspid valve ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... the tricuspic valve ... Right heart mobile
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
) A4c view; RV ... heart strain). ... concerning for Pulmonary ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... pressures (RA, RV ... /m2) (SVI = CI/heart ... rate) ● Left ... the tricuspid valve
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Carcinoid Heart ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... immobility of the right-sided ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
of the Aortic Valve ... stenosis, acuity of right ... heart strain (pulmonary ... echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Pathophysiology ... to Accommodate RV ... Inflow Across A-V Valves ... intrapericardial (heart ... but constriction limits
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
to Pulmonary Arterial ... apically displaced valve ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4c ... #pocus
Right Heart Strain on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

To differentiate acute from chronic right heart
Right Heart Strain ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Strain #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
typically from acute right ... heart strain related ... to pulmonary embolism ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c