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Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
capillary wedge pressure ... -right atrial pressure ... Diagnosis #PACatheter #NormalValues ... Chambers #Wedge #PCWP ... #Pressures #SVR
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... Right Ventricular Pressure ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... @Pocus101 #DSign ... diagnosis #cardiology #pocus
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
D-Sign in a lady ... When ↑ pulmonary pressures ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #DSign
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
- McConnell's Sign ... Artery Systolic Pressure ... Notching - 60/60 Sign ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... Ventricular #cardiology #POCUS
D-Sign in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX

Pt having shortness of breath? POCUS can shed
Embolism on POCUS ... POCUS can shed some ... pressures. ... @eabramsMD #DSign ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
• Apply direct pressure ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... ↓ BP is a late sign
Always reassuring to find Baker’s cyst (Speech Bubble sign)with #POCUS in patients sent by GP with
(Speech Bubble sign ... )with #POCUS in ... suspected DVT due to pressure ... #Bakers #Cyst #POCUS
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS

Eye, linear probe, optic nerve (ON) elevation >0.6 mm into globe (crescent sign)
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS ... globe (crescent sign ... raised intracranial pressure ... Papilledema #Ocular #POCUS
Severe functional TR (w/o color and CW Doppler) on TTE 2D and 3D
How do we estimate
Pulmonary artery pressure ... would suggest RV pressure ... triangular (V cutoff sign ... useless for PA pressure ... clinical #cardiology #pocus