Basic Echocardiography Masterclass at LIVES3019

Here an infographic with some tips about running a (basic) point-of-care cardiac ultrasound study in the critical care patient. The 5 main views:

parasternal long axis – PLAX

parasternal short axis – PSAX (mitral valve, papillary muscles, apex & great vessels level)

apical 4 chambers – A4C

apical 2 chambers – A2C

subcostal (4 chambers and vena cava views)

are summarised with advices in probe positioning in order to find the acoustic window, and some notes about the data potentially achievable, regarding LV, RV, pericardial fluid, volume status & others. Enjoy and follow #LIVES2019 hashtag on twitter for full virtual access to the annual ESICM congress.

graphics Marta Velia Antonini @FOAMecmo
echocardiographic scans Jonny Wilkinson @Wilkinsonjonny criticalcarenorthampton.com
content based on A. McLean & Y. Beaulieu class at #LIVES2019