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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Differential/diagnosis ... embolism. ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
CT • Distinct pulmonary ... leading into a lung ... • DDx: Septic emboli ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Diffuse Lung ... Embolism ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
RV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram in a patient with Pulmonary Embolism

It's a little fuzzy but if
a patient with Pulmonary ... Embolism It's ... this parasternal long ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PLAX
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
) A4c view; RV ... Diagnosis concerning ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Lung infarction ... Embolism Diagnosis ... emboli the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Lung
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
diagnoses. ... strain related to pulmonary ... embolism, but could ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
area of the left lung ... treatment for pulmonary ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR # ... Oleothorax #NEJM
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... embolism. ... right with the pulmonary ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest