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==How to Get a Good Apical Five Chamber View== | ==How to Get a Good Apical Five Chamber View== | ||
To obtain a good apical five chamber view, the apical four chamber view must first be acquired. The apical five chamber view is found by placing the transducer on the apex of the heart, near the Ictus Cordis. A slight counterclockwise and upward tilt of the of the transducer from will show the image of what is considered the fifth chamber, the aorta. This movement will make the image of the right atrium and tricuspid valve disappear from the monitor | To obtain a good apical five chamber view, the apical four chamber view must first be acquired. The apical five chamber view is found by placing the transducer on the apex of the heart, near the Ictus Cordis. A slight counterclockwise and upward tilt of the of the transducer from will show the image of what is considered the fifth chamber, the aorta. This movement will make the image of the right atrium and tricuspid valve disappear from the monitor, replacing it with the image of the aorta. The aorta can now be seen in the position where the crux cordis was. | ||
To get a better view, the transducer may be moved an intercostal space higher and laterally to align the ultrasound beam with the left ventricular outflow tract. | To get a better view, the transducer may be moved an intercostal space higher and laterally to align the ultrasound beam with the left ventricular outflow tract. | ||
==Structures Seen in an Apical Five Chamber View== | ==Structures Seen in an Apical Five Chamber View== | ||