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RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... Significant RV strain ... #RVStrain #Pulmonary ... clinical #ultrasound #DSign ... #AcutePE
Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
Acute Pulmonary ... presented with a-fib ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Strain #AcutePE ... #Pulmonary #Embolism
RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
suspicious for PE ... D-sign appreciated ... eabramsMD #RV #Strain ... #Pulmonary #Embolism ... #POCUS #PLAX #Echocardiogram
POCUS Echo of Acute Massive Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Here's a great teaching Echo of a patient I
Massive Saddle PE ... of Right Heart Strain ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... #Saddle #Echocardiogram ... RightHeartStrain #McConnells #DSign
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... Embolism The sensitivity ... PE are low. ... RV Ischemia or Strain ... #Embolism #AcutePE
This is a parasternal short axis view in a patient with extensive pulmonary emboli on CTA.
with extensive pulmonary ... emboli on CTA. ... evidence of RV strain ... #PSAX #DSign #RVStrain ... #AcutePE #PulmonaryEmbolism
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... ) suggests acute ... RV strain, most ... likely from a pulmonary ... embolism (PE).
Acute Pulmonary Embolism:

"D" sign:
In a physiologically normal heart, LV pressure > RV pressure. When viewing heart
Acute Pulmonary ... / right heart strain ... highly specific in acute ... pulmonary embolism ... Pulmonaryembolism #PE
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... " c/w acute right ... heart strain). ... concerning for Pulmonary ... Embolism.
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... sparing) indicates acute ... right heart strain ... highly specific for pulmonary ... embolism in the