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Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... the ascending aorta ... expected) • RV ... 0.9 - 1.0 • Contrast ... #Hypertension #PHTN
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
) with dilated RV ... , McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology ... #McConnells #sign
Severe Pulmonary Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary hypertension results in compensatory changes to the RV. The RV appears
changes to the RV ... (from A4C) with ... #Hypertension #PHTN ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... ; RV enlargement ... concerning for Pulmonary ... #A4C #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
100% reliable sign ... displaced valve (the tricuspid ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4c ... #pocus
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
brand name echo contrast ... as McConnell's sign ... described for Pulmonary ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Definity #A4C
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... suggests acute RV ... likely from a pulmonary ... setting of PE, a tricuspid ... #clinical #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (hypo kinetic RV ... strain related to pulmonary ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Hypertension Signs ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... LeftSided #Collapse #PHTN
Severe functional TR (w/o color and CW Doppler) on TTE 2D and 3D
How do we estimate
do we estimate Pulmonary ... triangular (V cutoff sign ... functional #TR #tricuspid ... regurgitation #3D #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus