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Point-of-care ultrasound #POCUS 📖 | by Abhilash Koratala MD @KoraAbhi, Associate Professor #Nephrology @MCW_Nephrology I👨🏻‍✈️ @POCUSIAPN | X≠ medical advice

Jan 30, 2023, 7 tweets

Another set of cardiac #POCUS #anatomy illustrations. 🧵
#Nephpearls #FOAMed
Source: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
1⃣ Parasternal long axis

2⃣ Parasternal short axis aortic valve level
#POCUS

3⃣ Apical 4-chamber view #POCUS

4⃣ Subxiphoid 4-chamber view #POCUS

5⃣ Suprasternal view #POCUS
Mainly used or evaluation of aorta but can also access superior vena cava for E-VExUS (extended #VExUS)

6⃣ Transesophageal #echofirst #Anatomy
As the beam is coming from the posterior aspect (esophagus), the image will be flipped compared to transthoracic echo.

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