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Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Suspicious for PE? You can use
Clot seen on PSAX ... You can use #POCUS ... dilation, McConnell's sign ... Large clot in right ... PA is seen here
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
ultrasound in trauma ... lung- organized clot ... pleural space after ... - Organized clot ... hemorrhagic #clinical #pocus
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled Thrombus in Purple

Suspicious
You can use #POCUS ... dilation, McConnell's sign ... PA is seen here ... color to this POCUS ... short axis of the PA
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... 's female with chest ... RV, McConnell's sign ... and additional clot ... cardiology #McConnells #sign
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest ... Findings in the Trauma ... pneumothorax or air leak after ... cxr #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs
Hemopericardium on POCUS after Stab Wound

Stab wound to chest:
Blood clot ==> echos. 
Hemopericardium ==> Easily Missed
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... after Stab Wound ... Stab wound to chest ... : Blood clot == ... echocardiogram #trauma
Severe functional TR (w/o color and CW Doppler) on TTE 2D and 3D
How do we estimate
estimate Pulmonary artery ... PA dilation, short ... PA acceleration ... triangular (V cutoff sign ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Gross hematuria + clots ... hematuria • Signs ... thrombosis • Renal artery ... Malignancy • Trauma
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Apnea/poor effort, Signs ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... ↓ BP is a late sign ... #Pediatrics #Trauma
Heart Point Sign
Patient presenting after stab wound to left anterior chest.
A-lines where you should be seeing
Heart Point Sign ... Patient presenting after ... left anterior chest ... #trauma #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram