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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... ) with dilated RV ... , McConnell's sign ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Pericardial effusion with signs of tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4c)
RA collapse= earliest sign. RV collapse =
Pericardial effusion ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... RV collapse = most ... #tamponade #POCUS ... echocardiogram #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... ; RV enlargement ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... #differential #
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... suggests acute RV ... from a pulmonary embolism ... setting of PE, a tricuspid ... #clinical #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (hypo kinetic RV ... related to pulmonary embolism ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
RV Failure secondary ... 100% reliable sign ... displaced valve (the tricuspid ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #pocus
Severe functional TR (w/o color and CW Doppler) on TTE 2D and 3D
How do we estimate
PA dilation, short ... triangular (V cutoff sign ... functional #TR #tricuspid ... #3D #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
The tricuspid valve ... can identify the RV ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #a4c