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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... POCUS (apical window ... #Echocardiogram ... A4c #clinical #cardiology ... #McConnells #sign
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
McConnell's Sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... concerning for Pulmonary ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... , e.g., Mitral valve ... (MV), Aortic valve ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #views #TTE #orientations
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
McConnell's Sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... strain related to pulmonary ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
: Aortic Valve ... short axes in TTE ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Fanning ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and ... POCUS Cardiology ... Windows and Anatomy ... Aortic Valve ... #POCUS #Cardiology
Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
some of the classic ... Dilated RV, McConnell's ... @eabramsMD #McConnells ... #Sign #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
McConnell's sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... likely from a pulmonary ... In the setting of ... #sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
Valve in a plane ... leaflets coining the ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PSAX
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
McConnell's Sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... highly specific for pulmonary ... embolism in the ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram