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RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
Embolism on POCUS ... #RVStrain #Pulmonary ... #Embolism #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #ultrasound ... #DSign #AcutePE
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... @Pocus101 #DSign ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
acute right heart strain ... Diagnosis concerning ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... A4C #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology
This is a parasternal short axis view in a patient with extensive pulmonary emboli on CTA.
extensive pulmonary emboli ... hemodynamically stable ... Physician #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #DSign ... #RVStrain #AcutePE
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... patients w/ different diagnoses ... acute right heart strain ... related to pulmonary embolism ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... downsloping - Coving ... complex Pulmonary Embolism ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg