Cardiac POCUS: practise the fast visual calls

In the emergency department, acute medicine and critical care, cardiac point-of-care ultrasound is about fast, confident visual answers: how is the LV doing, and is the RV under strain? These free simulators let you practise those calls on many cases, each with a known answer.

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Free. Your first 3 cases need no account; after that, a quick sign-in with a one-time code by email. Educational simulation to use under the supervision of a clinical tutor — not for clinical use.

LV function: Visual EF and wall motion

RV function: The right ventricle

The cardiac questions POCUS users ask most

In shock and breathlessness, a quick look at the LV separates poor pump function from other causes.
In suspected pulmonary embolism, the RV matters: dilatation, a flattened septum and McConnell’s sign are visual findings that change the next step.
These signs are easy to over-call when you are new. Practising on simulated loops with exact answers builds the restraint as well as the recognition.

What to practise

LV function Grade LV systolic function by eye on parasternal and apical views, from hyperdynamic to severely impaired.
RV function Spot RV dilatation, septal flattening in systole and diastole, McConnell’s sign and RV infarction.

How to use it alongside your POCUS training

Before a shift: a few LV and RV cases to warm up your eye.
After a case that surprised you: practise the same finding on simulated loops until the pattern is familiar.
Keep the scope clear: the simulators train cardiac visual assessment, not lung, abdominal or vascular POCUS, and they never replace supervised scanning.

POCUS teaching from @POCUSpeek

Short, visual POCUS teaching from POCUSmedicine (@POCUSpeek) on X and pocuspeek.com. Three posts that pair well with these simulators:

POCUSmedicine @POCUSpeek · 2 March 2026

Regional wall motion abnormalities: the vascular territories and the matching ECG distribution.

Pairs with the LV function trainer’s coronary territories.

View the post on X

POCUSmedicine @POCUSpeek · 5 July 2026

TR Vmax: how to get it and what it tells you.

Useful when the RV looks strained in the RV function trainer.

View the post on X

POCUSmedicine @POCUSpeek · 8 July 2026

Pulmonary regurgitation on CW Doppler.

A Doppler companion to the RV views.

View the post on X

Guides

Questions

Is this a POCUS course?

No. It is free extra practice for the cardiac part of POCUS. It does not replace a course, supervised scanning or credentialing.

Does it help with suspected pulmonary embolism?

The RV trainer covers RV dilatation, septal flattening and McConnell’s sign, the main cardiac findings on a focused scan. A scan never rules a PE in or out on its own.

Which level should I start at?

Beginner in LV function and RV function. Move up once you are scoring consistently.

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For training only. Educational simulation to use under the supervision of a clinical tutor — not for clinical use. Echo Wizard is independent and is not endorsed by the NHS, the National School of Healthcare Science, the British Society of Echocardiography or any course.