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Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
Acute Pulmonary ... Embolism - Labeled ... presented with a-fib ... #Strain #AcutePE ... #Pulmonary #Embolism
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
of right heart strain ... (pulmonary acceleration ... might even see a ... saddle embolism! ... #labeled #anatomy
This is a parasternal short axis view in a patient with extensive pulmonary emboli on CTA.
short axis view ... extensive pulmonary ... emboli on CTA. ... evidence of RV strain ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... course) • Right Axis ... RV Ischemia or Strain ... #Embolism #AcutePE
Acute Pulmonary Embolism:

"D" sign:
In a physiologically normal heart, LV pressure > RV pressure. When viewing heart
Acute Pulmonary ... parasternal short ... axis during systole ... / right heart strain ... pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled Thrombus in Purple

Suspicious
seen on PSAX in Acute ... Embolism - Labeled ... here; this was a ... the parasternal short ... axis of the PA.
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
apical sparing) A ... right heart strain ... related to pulmonary ... embolism, but could ... #labeled
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
sign) suggests acute ... RV strain, most ... likely from a pulmonary ... embolism (PE). ... clinical #cardiology #labeled
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
to the ER with acute ... I've labeled the ... cardiac chambers ... (This causes ↑ strain ... Heart is through a
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... woman in ICU for acute ... Next steps - off axis ... the context of embolism ... although it would be a