PLAX and PSAX

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Indications for an Echo
- •Valvular heart disease/prosthetic valves
- •Endocarditis
- •Ischemic
- Heart Disease
- •Cardiomyopathy
- •CHF
- •Pericardial
- Effusion/Tamponade
- •Source of
- Embolus; Masses
- •Aorta
- Disorders
- •Congenital
- Heart Disease
- •“LVFXN”
Where is the Heart located?

in thoracic cavity just left of the midline of the mediastinum and just above the diaphragm between the lungs
Pericardium is:

Fuild filled sac that covers the heart
what does the pericardium do?
- Protects against infection and trauma
- helps with the free pumping motion of the heart
The two layers of the inner pericardium

parietal and visceral
Where is the pericardial space?

in between the visceral and parietal layers
the Epicardium is the...
- Outer most layer of the heart...
- ALSO the visceral layer of the pericardium
Myocardium is...
- The center layer os the heart wall
- *major pumping mechanism
Endocardium is...

Lines the inner chambers of the heart. valves chordae tendineae, and pap muscles
Acoustic windows are
- the tdr positions that allow ultrasound to access the cardiac structure
- (Parasternal, subcostal, apical etc)
the long axis plane is parallel to

the long axis of the left ventricle
From the PLAX how do you get to the RV inflow

Angling the TDR inferiorly
The RV inflow is a good angle for...

Doppler of the TR
From plax how to get to the RV out flow

Angling the TDR superiorly
PSAX is great for caculating the ____ because all LV wall segements are shown simotaneously

EF ejection fraction

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PLAX and PSAX

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PLAX and PSAX

Updated

2012-10-25T05:45:52Z

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