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What view of the heart is this and can you name everything from A-G?
Answer
1. Apical-four chamber view; this view is obtained by placing the probe in the 4-5th intercostal space at the anterior axillary-line. The patient can be placed in left lateral decubitus to improve imaging.
2. Name the items labeled A-G:
- A = Right ventricle
- B = Tricuspid valve
- C= Right atrium
- D= Interventricular septum
- E = Left ventricle
- F = Mitral valve
- G = Left atrium
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