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RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Pulmonary Embolism ... dilation but also LV ... D-sign appreciated ... #Strain #Dilatation ... #Embolism #POCUS
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... Embolism on POCUS ... Significant RV strain ... -->LV inability ... #RVStrain #Pulmonary
D-Sign of Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Short Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Pulmonary Embolism ... Notice not only RV ... dilation but also LV ... bulging septum on PLAX ... #Embolism #POCUS
Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
Dilated RV, McConnell's ... #McConnells #Sign ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Strain #AcutePE ... #Pulmonary #Embolism
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
(A4C) A4c view ... ; RV enlargement ... acute right heart strain ... Embolism. ... #A4C #clinical
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
D-Sign in a lady ... Massive PE - The LV ... When ↑ pulmonary ... LV takes shape of ... #PSAX #DSign #MassivePE
Cool echo - RV strain, McConnell sign, and CLOT IN TRANSIT!! BP is normal and pt
Cool echo - RV strain ... , McConnell sign ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Pulmonary #Embolism
This is a parasternal short axis view in a patient with extensive pulmonary emboli on CTA.
with extensive pulmonary ... emboli on CTA. ... revealed evidence of RV ... strain (note the ... #PSAX #DSign #RVStrain
Acute Pulmonary Embolism:

"D" sign:
In a physiologically normal heart, LV pressure > RV pressure. When viewing heart
normal heart, LV ... pressure > RV pressure ... during systole the LV ... with significant RV ... / right heart strain
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
(hypo kinetic RV ... acute right heart strain ... related to pulmonary ... embolism, but could ... clinical #cardiology #a4c