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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Pulmonary embolism ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #Embolism #POCUS ... cardiology #McConnells #sign
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia ... embolism, Catheter-related ... ischemia, Acute cor ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... years - May have signs ... /symptoms of active ... tissue damage - CXR
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
McConnell's Sign ... sparing ("McConnell Sign ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... #McConnells #Sign ... #A4C #clinical
Pulmonary Embolism with Clot-in-Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

RA and RV are dilated. Multiple hyperechoic clots seen
Pulmonary Embolism ... Clot-in-Transit on POCUS ... akinetic with spared active ... apex- McConnell sign ... Echocardiogram #A4C #clinical
Cool echo - RV strain, McConnell sign, and CLOT IN TRANSIT!! BP is normal and pt
strain, McConnell sign ... What's your management ... @eabramsMD #Clinical ... A4C #McConnells #Sign ... #Pulmonary #Embolism
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
McConnell's Sign ... with McConnell sign ... ) A McConnell sign ... embolism, but could ... #McConnells #Sign
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cancer • Septic emboli ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cancer • Septic emboli ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Management #Treatment
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... increased B-cell activity ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... #Management #Signs