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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
for exclusion of PE ... /Q scanning or CT-PA ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #PE ... #Pregnancy #Workup
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Outward Wave / Peak ... Trough - 'CV' Fusion ... of Lancisi Sign ... Pressure #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #cardiology #physicalexam
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... Typically the JVP ... infarction, massive PE ... #cardiology #differential ... #causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Pulmonary Embolism (PE ... massive/submassive PE ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Vasculature: PE ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology
Patient with end of stage COPD on Echocardiogram

Reminder that McConnell's sign does not always mean PE

The
that McConnell's sign ... not always mean PE ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... may aid in the diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
100/82, HR 74, JVP ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
McConnell's sign on Echocardiogram
Dilated RV and preserved apical movement (McConnell's sign) suggestive of PE.  Also
McConnell's sign ... suggestive of PE ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #pocus #clinical ... #s4c
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Diagnosis? ... CT Correlate: https ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology ... #Pericardial #Effusion