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McConnell's Sign in RV Infarct
This patient arrived as a STEMI alert. Apical 4-chamber view showing a
Apical 4-chamber ... with apical sparing ... ); LV function preserved ... clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... POCUS (apical window ... ) with dilated RV ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
vs LV. ... 100% reliable sign ... displaced valve ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #pocus
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... ; RV enlargement ... hypokinesis with apical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Apical Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

LV apical wall motion abnormality on this 4-chamber view.
Differential should
LV apical wall ... Differential should ... be LAD infarct vs ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
- Apical 4 Chamber ... is late RCM as LV ... dysfunction present & RV ... you would expect RV ... #cardiology #a4c
Right Heart Strain on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

To differentiate acute from chronic right heart
- Apical 4 Chamber ... To differentiate ... or bigger than LV ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Vegetations seen ... parachute mitral valve ... RV pacing (especially ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... considered (principally vegetation ... are all of some value ... #cardiology