TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pericardial (Subxiphoid View) A1 - Boyd, Jeremy S. A1 - Melton, Myles A1 - Rupp, Jordan D. A1 - Ferre, Robinson M. A2 - Knoop, Kevin J. A2 - Stack, Lawrence B. A2 - Storrow, Alan B. A2 - Thurman, R. Jason PY - 2021 T2 - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - Direct the transducer indicator to the patient’s right (in abdominal or general preset). Note that the E-FAST exam is traditionally performed with abdominal preset settings, but the subxiphoid view is often performed with cardiac preset settings as part of a full focused cardiac ultrasound exam. When this is the case, the marker dot is typically on the opposite side of the screen and the indicator is oriented to the patient’s left.With the transducer indicator pointing to the patient’s right, the transducer is directed under the xiphoid process toward the left shoulder in a horizontal or near-coronal plane (Fig. 24.8).Pivot, sweep, and tilt the transducer as necessary to view all four cardiac chambers and pericardium.Identify the liver (if in view), heart, four cardiac chambers, and surrounding pericardium (Fig. 24.9). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181051883 ER -