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Case 1232Echo anatomy POCUS: parasternal short axis

POCUSCardiacFoundationsCine loop~3 minNC

Clinical history

In this view we are evaluating the heart in cross-section. In the center of the screen is the muscular walled left ventricle, which should form a perfect circle.

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Review the history above, then inspect the looping clip and commit to what it shows. This is an atlas loop with a contributor's label and no reviewed region, so there is no locate step: watch it play, pick the finding, and rate your confidence before the caption is revealed.