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Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
Acute Pulmonary ... #McConnells #Sign ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C #Strain ... #AcutePE #Pulmonary
RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Embolism on POCUS ... - Parasternal Long ... D-sign appreciated ... eabramsMD #RV #Strain ... #Pulmonary #Embolism
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... Embolism (PE): ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... • Traumatic brain ... of acute respiratory ... Embolism: • Acute ... multiple smaller emboli
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
" c/w acute right ... heart strain). ... concerning for Pulmonary ... Embolism. ... #A4C #clinical
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... right heart strain ... highly specific for pulmonary ... embolism in the ... #PSAX #clinical
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... right heart strain ... related to pulmonary ... embolism, but could ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... cardiac output - Acute ... pulmonary edema ... peritonitis - Acute ... #typea #typeb #classification
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
) suggests acute ... RV strain, most ... likely from a pulmonary ... embolism (PE). ... #clinical #cardiology
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
to the ER with acute ... Blood from the Lungs ... (This causesstrain ... Venous #Return #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Clinical