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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
), apical ballooning ... right ventricular apex ... BrokenHeart #Syndrome #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Clinical ... #POCUS
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... See thread for POCUS ... POCUS (apical window ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #clinical
Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Instead of having apical ballooning or akinesis with hyperdynamic base, here
Reverse Takotsubo ... Instead of having apical ... hyperdynamic base, here the ... with hyperdynamic apex ... #a4c
Pulmonary Embolism with Clot-in-Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

RA and RV are dilated. Multiple hyperechoic clots seen
Pulmonary Embolism ... Echocardiogram ... bouncing around in the ... spared active apex ... - McConnell sign
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
apex (arrow below ... described for Pulmonary ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #Definity #A4C
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
POCUS Echocardiogram ... pooling of blood in the ... apex. ... #window #pocus # ... clinical #anatomy