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Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
Acute Pulmonary ... Dilated RV, McConnell's ... and even clot-in-transit ... Echocardiogram #A4C #Strain ... #AcutePE #Pulmonary
Cool echo - RV strain, McConnell sign, and CLOT IN TRANSIT!! BP is normal and pt
Cool echo - RV strain ... , McConnell sign ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Sign #Pulmonary ... #Embolism #Thrombus
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Sign" c/w acute ... right heart strain ... concerning for Pulmonary ... Embolism.
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... typically from acute ... right heart strain ... related to pulmonary ... embolism, but could
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Diagnosis Framework NCPE ... embolism • Re-expansion ... edema (Traumatic brain ... #NCPE #differential
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... sign) suggests acute ... RV strain, most ... likely from a pulmonary ... embolism (PE).
POCUS Echo of Acute Massive Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Here's a great teaching Echo of a patient I
POCUS Echo of Acute ... Embolism Here's ... of Right Heart Strain ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... RightHeartStrain #McConnells
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... sparing) indicates acute ... right heart strain ... highly specific for pulmonary ... embolism in the
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
(NCPE) - Differential ... • Traumatic brain ... common causes of acute ... Embolism: • Acute ... multiple smaller emboli