Parasternal Long Axis
Parasternal Short Axis
Apical Four Chamber
Subxiphoid
Inferior Vena Cava
A 50 something year-old patient presents with shortness of breath for 2 weeks. There’s no chest pain, but there is a history of alcohol and cocaine use. On exam both legs are swollen and there are stable vital signs.
POCUS echo shows a severely reduced ejection fraction and a dilated IVC with minimal respiratory variation.
Pearls: The focused echo [DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.10.005] is all about a routine. If you get in the habit of acquiring all views, then if patient habitus or clinical scenario does not allow one view or the other, you will be proficient and able to attain the remaining views to answer your clinical question.