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

- Abhilash Koratala MD https://twitter.com/NephroP

#PSAX
Echocardiography Windows ... : Parasternal Short ... twitter.com/NephroP #PSAX ... #Windows #Anatomy ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... (3) components 1) ... Plane, e.g., LAX, SAX ... Echocardiogram #Windows ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Parasternal Short ... Axis Windows: ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #Windows #Echocardiogram ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... thread for POCUS Pulmonary ... POCUS (apical window ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... LVOT diameter: 1. ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... Obtain A5c view ... Measurement #POCUS #cardiology
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
sign: loss of cardiac ... window during systole ... Pneumopericardium #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #a4c ... #plax #pocus #airgap
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
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
near-syncope, syncope. 1. ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology