Cardiac Echocardiography - Subxiphoid View - SonoSite, Inc.

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This video depicts how using the subxiphoid view during bedside ultrasound examinations enables clinicians to evaluate cardiac health and structures, especially when attempting to identify cardiomyopathy, pericardial effusion, and pericardial tamponade.

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Science & Technology

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• Case study
• SonoSite
• ultrasound
• cardiology
• anatomy
• heart
• right ventricle
• left ventricle
• left atrium
• right atrium
• pericardium
• liver
• tricuspid valve
• mitral valve
• pericardial effusion
• cardiomyopathy
• pericardial tamponade
• cardiac anatomy
• cardiac ultrasound
• portable ultrasound
• Dr. Phillips Perera
• emergency department
• emergency room
• patient
• hospital
• bedside ultrasound
• probe
• transducer
• exam
• examination
• doctor

[NwZd9]

It seemed to look like the tricuspid value from the subxiphoid view of the patient with cardiomyopathy was not opening during atrial systole. Is this true? I may be mistaken

[jmkerdoc]

Great video.  Thanks