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Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
Acute Pulmonary ... , and even clot-in-transit ... #Sign #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #A4C #Strain ... #AcutePE #Pulmonary
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). ... #clinical #cardiology
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.
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 ... #clinical #cardiology
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Suspicious for PE? You can use
in Acute Saddle ... Pulmonary Embolism ... Suspicious for PE ... for RV dilation, McConnell's ... sign, TAPSE, attenuated
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 ... RightHeartStrain #McConnells ... #DSign
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
McConnell's Sign ... right heart strain ... highly specific for pulmonary ... embolism in the ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled Thrombus in Purple

Suspicious
in Acute Saddle ... Pulmonary Embolism ... for RV dilation, McConnell's ... sign, TAPSE, attenuated ... PSAX #AcutePE #Saddle
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 ... pulmonary embolism ... Pulmonaryembolism #PE
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... PE are low. ... RV Ischemia or Strain ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... #diagnosis #cardiology