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McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
hypokinesis with apical sparing ... /w acute right heart ... concerning for Pulmonary ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
RV with apical sparing ... from acute right heart ... strain related to pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Management of Heart ... /American Heart ... Task Force on Clinical ... Guidelines and the Heart ... #treatment #algorithm
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
RV with apical sparing ... indicates acute right heart ... highly specific for pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #labeled
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
In order to better ... classify heart ... four-component staging ... of heart failure ... #CHF #Congestive
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
a) Ischemic heart ... disease b) CHF ... - Structural heart ... Change in clinical ... indicated unless prior heart
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
: • Valvular heart ... • Structural heart ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... possible valvular heart ... • Mechanical heart
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... with presence of pulmonary ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
) • Valvular heart ... • Congenital heart ... • Hypertensive heart ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... diagnosis #management #cardiology