RT Book, Section
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
SR Print(0)
ID 1181051883
T1 Pericardial (Subxiphoid View)
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181051883
RD 2024/04/20
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).