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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 ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Apical 3-Chamber ... Wall Anatomy on ... The apical 3 ... infero-lateral (As seen in PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
lady with Massive PE ... - The LV should ... When ↑ pulmonary ... LV takes shape of ... #PSAX #DSign #MassivePE
LV Pseudoaneurysm

• False “pseudo” aneurysm: rupture w/ blood contained *outside* wall layers. (case below)

• True aneurysm:
LV Pseudoaneurysm ... HeartToProve #LV ... Pseudoaneurysm #Ventricular ... POCUS #CardiacMRI #PSAX ... #A4C #Echocardiogram
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
occupying 1/3 the LV ... territory] In PLAX ... DD the [apical HOCM ... Thrombus #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
POCUS Echocardiogram ... inferior regional wall ... for associated LV ... #clinical #anatomy ... #cardiology
Untreated VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram

Crazy POCUS of an untreated VSD with with pulmonary hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome,
VSD with with pulmonary ... with isolated LV ... eabramsMD #VSD #Ventricular ... SeptalDefect #Untreated #Cardiology ... #Clinical #PLAX
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... fine quivering of LV ... akinesia of anterior wall ... Fibrillation #VFib #PSAX ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph walk ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... dysfunction or LV ... - Cataract Plan ... one post op Cardiology