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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #A4c #clinical ... #sign #ClotInTransit
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
presents with chest ... enlargement, McConnell sign ... clinical #ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #a4c #mcconnells
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pulmonary Embolism (chest ... Hypertension - Chest ... #Differential #
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... Lobe Collapse - Chest ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... Collapse #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... blue marks on her chest ... Kussmaul's sign ... as Friedreich’s sign ... #Kussmauls #Sign
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
McConnell's Sign ... with McConnell sign ... ) A McConnell sign ... infarct or acute chest ... #McConnells #Sign
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Hilum Overlay Sign ... on Chest X-Ray ... the silhouette sign ... Hilum #Overlay #Sign ... #Chest #XRay #clinical
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
myocardial ischemia, chest ... nitrates.2 Acute chest ... life-threatening causes ... of chest pain, ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
• Evaluate for signs ... • Evaluate for causes ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate ... Echocardiography #diagnosis #cardiology ... #echocardiogram