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Pulmonary Embolism on Multiple POCUS Windows
Is your patient's hemodynamic deterioration a consequence of pulmonary embolism? Triangulate
Pulmonary Embolism ... - Dilated RV ... Underfilled LV ... Flattening and Ventricular ... Interdependence (PSAX
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... View • Right Ventricular ... (RV) Inflow View ... View (A4C) • ... (RV) Outflow View
RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Pulmonary Embolism ... on POCUS - Parasternal ... dilation but also LV ... Dilatation #AcutePE #Pulmonary ... #Embolism #POCUS
D-Sign of Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Short Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
D-Sign of Acute Pulmonary ... Embolism on POCUS ... Notice not only RV ... dilation but also LV ... #Embolism #POCUS
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram

• Failure of the TV to "de-laminate" from the RV
• An abnormality of
& TV >> LV & MV ... • Ventricular ... • Anterior and Apical ... Myopathy" (sometimes LV ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
Massive PE - The LV ... When ↑ pulmonary ... overwhelm the RV ... LV takes shape of ... Echocardiogram #PSAX
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Pulmonary embolism ... POCUS (apical window ... ) with dilated RV ... #Embolism #POCUS
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
(A4) Apical 4 Chamber ... right ventricle (RV ... left ventricle (LV ... EM #Cardiology #POCUS ... #Apical #A4 #ApicalFourChamber
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 ... #Embolism #POCUS
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 ... segmental right ventricular ... abnormality with apical