Parasternal Short Axis View (PSAX) [courtesy of Dr. Hansen]
Parasternal Long Axis View (PLAX) [courtesy of Dr. Hansen]
Apical Four Chamber View (A4C) [courtesy of Dr. Hansen]
Right ventricular hypertrophy is suggested by elevation of the cardiac apex from the diaphragm on this PA projection of a patient with rheumatic heart disease. The lateral view supports the diagnosis by demonstrating loss of the retrosternal airspace and increased...
As pulmonary edema fluid initially collects in the interstitium, mild pulmonary edema shows the following features: loss of definition of pulmonary vasculature peribronchial cuffing Kerley B lines reticulonodular pattern thickening of interlobar fissures If the...
