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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 ... #Heart #Windows
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
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
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
LV Thrombus on POCUS ... (PLAX) 60 yo ... mass attached to LV ... #Ventricular #Wall ... #POCUS #PLAX #Clot
Severe Aortic Valve Calcifications on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

42 yo woman, an extraordinary etiology of severe AS.
Calcifications on Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) 42 yo woman ... NYHA-4 heart failure ... status with LV ... #PLAX #clinical
Fractional Shortening (PLAX) on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is demonstrated in the clip?
Resolution: Fractional shortening
Fractional Shortening (PLAX ... showing poor LV ... At mid LV the distance ... between the walls ... Fractional #Shortening #PLAX
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... fine quivering of LV ... akinesia of anterior wall ... Fibrillation #VFib #PSAX
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