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The apical four chamber view is found by placing the transducer on the apex of the heart, near the apical impulse. The general rotation of the heart can be seen in the parasternal long axis[[ | The apical four chamber view is found by placing the transducer on the apex of the heart, near the apical impulse. The general rotation of the heart can be seen in the parasternal long axis[[Parasternal long axis]] and one can follow a line to the apex of the heart on the patient's left side. Often it helps if the patient rotates to their left so that the heart becomes closer to the transducer. | ||
==Example of an apical 4 chamber view== | ==Example of an apical 4 chamber view== | ||
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The apical four chamber view is found by placing the transducer on the apex of the heart, near the apical impulse. The general rotation of the heart can be seen in the parasternal long axisParasternal long axis and one can follow a line to the apex of the heart on the patient's left side. Often it helps if the patient rotates to their left so that the heart becomes closer to the transducer.
Example of an apical 4 chamber view
This a normal heart
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| Apical 4 chamber view of a normal heart |
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