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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #Echocardiogram ... cardiology #McConnells #sign
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
- McConnell's Sign ... Regurgitation - Elevated Pulmonary ... Notching - 60/60 Sign ... #RV #Strain #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... • Evaluate for signs ... • Evaluate for causes ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... - Mechanism: causes ... vascular smooth muscle
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... insufficiency, fever, chills ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
Papillary muscle ... Echocardiogram ... - A4C Rare case ... resp failure and pulmonary ... #Echocardiogram
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lyme disease Muscle ... swelling - Fever/chills ... #differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Fevers and/or chills ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... parenchyma Diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose