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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology ... #McConnells #sign
Proximal aorta transverse view caudal to Figure 3. Note inferior vena cava (ivc), aorta (ao), anterior
yellow arrows) and ... “clock mantle” sign ... ) #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #Aorta # ... #ALiEM
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
Coronary Ostium ... obstruct right and ... Flap #dissection #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Dilated Coronary Sinus on POCUS Echocardiogram
Dilated CS can be mistaken as descending thoracic aorta. Know the
descending thoracic aorta ... echocardiographic normal and ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #clinical ... #anatomy #cardiology ... #a4c
Proximal aorta transverse view demonstrating the inferior vena cava (ivc), the aorta (ao), the celiac trunk
(green arrow) and ... ” #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #Vasc ... #POCUS #Aorta # ... SplenicArtery #ALiEM
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... with presence of pulmonary ... cath if acute coronary ... #diagnosis #differential
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... • Preoperative coronary
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
severe RV dilation and ... 100% reliable sign ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4c ... #pocus
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... , selenium) Differential ... • Spontaneous coronary ... heart failure • Aortic