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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... -Chamber View (A4C ... #ChamberViews #Orientations ... #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS ... Cardiology Windows ... of the Aortic Valve ... (A4C) • Apical ... #Cardiology #Windows
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Parasternal A: Apical ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views ... #TTE #orientations
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Apical 3-Chamber ... Wall Anatomy on POCUS ... see the aortic valve ... infero-lateral (As seen in PLAX ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Pericardial Effusion Apical ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... 1cm from aortic valve ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - Apical ... can be seen in tamponade ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

I would suggest doing cardiac POCUS on all
Echocardiogram - Apical ... suggest doing cardiac ... The results may ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Air gap sign: loss ... of cardiac image ... Pneumopericardium #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #a4c ... #plax #pocus #airgap
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... for definitive management ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... ultrasound #trauma #cardiology ... #s4c