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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... : Aortic Valve ( ... #Cardiac #TTE #
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
"Mercedes Benz Sign ... jchristianfox #AorticValve ... #Aorta #mercedes ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PSAX
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
POCUS shows aortic ... , LV dilation, aortic ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac ... #PLAX #AorticValve
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... systole, 1cm from aortic ... Obtain A5c view
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Air gap sign: loss ... of cardiac image ... echocardiogram #a4c ... #plax #pocus #airgap ... #sign
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
inform clinical team ... examination and vital signs ... tamponade recurs. ❿ Plan ... specialist referral. ⓫ Plan ... #Tamponade #Anesthesiology
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Plan to ensure ... inform theatre team ... that may mimic signs ... Haemorrhage. ❼ Plan ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... postoperative cardiac
Lambls Excrescences on Echocardiogram
An incidental finding in a young patient with polyneuritis - there is a
someting on the aortic ... independent of cardiac ... #Excrescences #psax ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
rise is a late sign ... inform theatre team ... dantrolene and cardiac ... see Box D). ⓭ Plan ... Hyperthermia #Crisis #Anesthesiology