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McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
McConnell's Sign ... 2 patients w ... strain related to pulmonary ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... sign, and additional ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells ... #sign #ClotInTransit
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
McConnell's sign ... with pleuritic chest ... likely from a pulmonary ... #sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
McConnell's Sign ... highly specific for pulmonary ... infarct & acute chest ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #clinical
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
echo contrast material ... Here is the cardiac ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Sign #RVInfarction
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
exercise intolerance, chest ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... cardioversion 2.
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... ankle swelling. 2. ... Chest x-ray: signs ... CXR congestion. 2. ... Consider cardiac
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary ... postoperative cardiac
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... seen on a CXR.2 ... #Radiology #CTChest