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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... 's female with chest ... embolism. ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
heart strain (pulmonary ... even see a saddle embolism ... echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS ... #labeled #anatomy
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
highly specific for pulmonary ... embolism in the ... infarct & acute chest ... #clinical #cardiology ... #labeled
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
strain related to pulmonary ... embolism, but could ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c ... #labeled
On the left another patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Again the ground glass
glass pattern in a mosaic ... Emboli adherent ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO # ... Mosaic #Thromboembolism
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
with pleuritic chest ... likely from a pulmonary ... embolism (PE). ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #labeled
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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embolism. ... right with the pulmonary ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... MosaicAttenuation #Mosaic