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==How to Get a Good Apical Four Chamber View== | ==How to Get a Good Apical Four Chamber View== | ||
[[File:Heart apical 4c anatomy.jpg|thumb|An apical four chamber view of the heart]] | [[File:Heart apical 4c anatomy.jpg|thumb|An apical four chamber view of the heart]] | ||
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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]] 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. | 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]] 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. | ||
==Purposes and Characteristics of a Good Apical Four Chamber View== | ==Purposes and Characteristics of a Good Apical Four Chamber View== | ||