Ultrasound

Question 1

What view is this? What ECG technique is used to achieve this view?

Answer 1

Apical 4 chamber view

*probe placement at apex of heart and aimed superiorly
*may be oriented to cut from medial to lateral or rotated 90 degrees to cut from anterior to posterior.

Question 2

What view is this? What ECG technique is used to achieve this view?

Answer 2

Apical 5-chamber view

*probe placement at apex of heart and aimed superiorly
*may be oriented to cut from medial to lateral or rotated 90 degrees to cut from anterior to posterior.

Question 3

What view is this? What ECG technique is used to achieve this view?

Answer 3

Parasternal Short Axis View

• orienting probe so that it scans from right to left and back again creates transverse scans

Question 4

What view is this? What ECG technique is used to achieve this view?

Answer 4

Parasternal Long Axis of the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract (LVOT) and Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT)

• turning the probe 90 degrees, allows for sectioning of the heart along the long axis