Cornell
HM-POCUS

Hospital Medicine Point of Care Ultrasonography

1. POCUS provides a quick assessment of the right ventricular size. Enlargement is indicated by which of the following:

Apex of the RV changes from its normally triangular shape to that of a more rounded shape
Apex in A4 view is formed by the RV
RV:LV ratio of 0.5
A & B
All of the above

2. Which cardiac view is most useful in assessing RV size:

Parasternal short axis view at the mid-ventricular level
Subcostal 4-chamber view
Parasternal long axis view
Parasternal short axis-view at the apical level