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. 2020 Jul 10;63(5):690–695. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.07.003

Table 2.

Suggested abbreviated protocol for hand-held cardiopulmonary ultrasound study in suspected or confirmed COVID patients.

HH-POCUS Protocol 2D Colour flow Key information
Image 1
Parasternal Long Axis 		LV and RV
Aortic root
Pericardium
Ascending aorta
LA size		 MV
AV 		Size (LV, RV) and function (LV, RV, AV, MV)
Pericardial and pleural effusion
Image 2

Parasternal Short Axis 		Basal, mid and apical LV
AV level and RVOT		 – Size (LV, RV) and function (LV, RV and AV)
Image 3
Apical four chamber 		LV and RV
LA and RA		 MV
TV 		Size (LV and RV, RA, LA) and function (LV and RV, RA, LA, MV and TV).
Image 4
Apical 5 chamber 		AV AV Function (AV)
Image 5
Apical two chamber 		LV MV Size and function (LV)
Image 6
Apical three chamber 		LV
AV and MV		 – Size (LV) and function (LV, RV, AV and MV)
Image 7
Subcostal view 		Pericardium
IVC size and respiratory dynamics 		– Pericardial effusion
RA pressure estimation (IVC size and dynamics)
Image 8
Midaxillary, midclavicular, paravertebral lines 		A or B-lines
Pleural line
(10 quadrants)		 – Interstitial syndromes (pulmonary odema, ALI/ARDS)

Bold text – recommended abbreviated dataset. Normal font – optional images depending on abnormal preceding images of those structures.