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RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... dilation but also LV ... bulging septum on PLAX ... appreciated on PSAX ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short-Axis (PSSA) view with right ventricle (RV), circular left ventricle (LV), and papillary muscles #Clinical
right ventricle (RV ... left ventricle (LV ... papillary muscles #Clinical ... #Cardiology #POCUS ... #PSAX #ALiEM
Pulmonary Embolism on Multiple POCUS Windows
Is your patient's hemodynamic deterioration a consequence of pulmonary embolism? Triangulate
- Dilated RV ... (PLAX) - Hyperdynamic ... Underfilled LV ... Interdependence (PSAX ... Embolism #AcutePE #clinical
D-Sign of Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Short Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Notice not only RV ... dilation but also LV ... bulging septum on PLAX ... appreciated on PSAX ... #PSAX #Echocardiogram
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
Massive PE - The LV ... overwhelm the RV ... LV takes shape of ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #PSAX
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram

• Failure of the TV to "de-laminate" from the RV
• An abnormality of
& TV >> LV & MV ... Myopathy" (sometimes LV ... Ebsteins #Anomaly #A4c ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
right ventricle (RV ... left ventricle (LV ... of the septum #Clinical ... EM #Cardiology #POCUS ... #FourChamber #ALiEM
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... LA, LV, aortic root ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology
LV Pseudoaneurysm

• False “pseudo” aneurysm: rupture w/ blood contained *outside* wall layers. (case below)

• True aneurysm:
LV Pseudoaneurysm ... HeartToProve #LV ... #Ventricular #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacMRI ... #PSAX #A4C #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
motion to image the LV ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... Fanning #Views #Clinical