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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 ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... Long Axis • PSAX ... (SSN) View • PSAX
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
(PLAX) 42 yo F ... LA, LV, aortic root ... and ascending aorta ... seen in ascending aorta ... #PLAX #clinical
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) Window - POCUS Echocardiogram Anatomy
 - Papillary Muscles Level (Mid-LV)
 - Aortic
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... Muscles Level (Mid-LV ... ) - Aortic Valve ... Parasternal #ShortAxis #PSAX ... #echocardiogram
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Anatomy on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... you can see the aortic ... infero-lateral (As seen in PLAX ... #Anatomy #POCUS
LV Pseudoaneurysm

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

• True aneurysm:
LV Pseudoaneurysm ... ; blood inside wall ... HeartToProve #LV ... POCUS #CardiacMRI #PSAX ... #A4C #Echocardiogram
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
POCUS shows aortic ... Also, LV dilation ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #AorticValve #Aorta
Severe Aortic Valve Calcifications on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

42 yo woman, an extraordinary etiology of severe AS.
Calcifications on Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) 42 yo woman ... failure status with LV ... #Valve #aorta # ... #PLAX #clinical
Dilated Coronary Sinus on POCUS Echocardiogram
Dilated CS can be mistaken as descending thoracic aorta. Know the
Sinus on POCUS Echocardiogram ... descending thoracic aorta ... #PLAX #clinical ... #anatomy #cardiology ... #a4c
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph walk ... dysfunction or LV ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... Severe Aortic stenosis