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Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
Acute Pulmonary ... presented with a-fib ... #Sign #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #A4C #Strain ... #AcutePE #Pulmonary
D-Sign of Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Short Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
D-Sign of Acute ... Pulmonary Embolism ... Short Axis Acute ... suspicious for PE ... #AcutePE #Pulmonary
RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Parasternal Long Axis Acute ... suspicious for PE ... D-sign appreciated ... eabramsMD #RV #Strain ... #Pulmonary #Embolism
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
McConnell's sign ... acute RV strain, ... likely from a pulmonary ... embolism (PE). ... the setting of PE
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
McConnell's Sign ... sparing) indicates acute ... right heart strain ... embolism in the ... in RV infarct & acute
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
McConnell's Sign ... Sign" c/w acute ... right heart strain ... concerning for Pulmonary ... Embolism.
POCUS Echo of Acute Massive Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Here's a great teaching Echo of a patient I
POCUS Echo of Acute ... took care of with Acute ... Massive Saddle PE ... of Right Heart Strain ... #Embolism #AcutePE
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
McConnell's Sign ... from acute right ... heart strain related ... to pulmonary embolism ... RV infarct or acute
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Suspicious for PE? You can use
Clot seen on PSAX ... in Acute Saddle ... Pulmonary Embolism ... for RV dilation, McConnell's ... sign, TAPSE, attenuated
Acute Pulmonary Embolism:

"D" sign:
In a physiologically normal heart, LV pressure > RV pressure. When viewing heart
Acute Pulmonary ... / right heart strain ... McConnell's sign ... highly specific in acute ... pulmonary embolism