Point-of-care ultrasonography in nephrology: Growing applications, misconceptions and future outlook

Figure 3 Focused cardiac ultrasound views. A: Parasternal long axis; B: parasternal short axis; C: Apical four-chamber; D: Subxiphoid; E: Inferior vena cava. Green arrows indicate the direction of the transducer orientation marker. Reproduced from Argaiz et al[59]. IVC: Inferior vena cava; LA: Left atrium; LV: Left ventricle; RA: Right atrium; RV: Right ventricle. Citation: Argaiz ER, Koratala A, Reisinger N. Comprehensive Assessment of Fluid Status by Point-of-Care Ultrasonography. Kidney360 2021; 2: 1326-1338. Copyright © 2021 by the American Society of Nephrology. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. The authors have obtained the permission for figure using (Supplementary material).