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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology ... Axis (PSAX) - Level ... Axis (PSAX) - Level ... Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Parasternal Short-Axis ... (PSAX) Views ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Long Axis • PSAX ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
Pericardial Constriction ... constriction. ... #Constriction # ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #a4c #bounce
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Cessation due to Stiff Pericardium ... structures and extra- pericardial ... (pulmonary vasculature ... pulmonary capillaries ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Regurgitation - Pericardium ... • Constrictive ... Pericarditis • Pericardial ... Tamponade Pulmonary ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... circumferential pericardial ... OKiamanesh #Constrictive ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Septal Shudder, tubular LV (bullet shaped), D Cruz sign(abnormal angle between post wall
Constrictive Pericarditis ... halt, increased pericardial ... thickness -> Constrictive ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology ... #PLAX
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short ... Axis (PSAX) at ... heart strain (pulmonary ... #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology