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McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... acute right heart strain ... concerning for Pulmonary ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
Embolism - Labeled ... Dilated RV, McConnell's ... @eabramsMD #McConnells ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Strain #AcutePE
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... acute right heart strain ... related to pulmonary ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #a4c #labeled
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... suggests acute RV strain ... likely from a pulmonary ... #sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #labeled
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... acute right heart strain ... highly specific for pulmonary ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #labeled
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Septal Motion - McConnell's ... Regurgitation - Elevated Pulmonary ... Artery Systolic ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
of right heart strain ... (pulmonary acceleration ... #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled Thrombus in Purple

Suspicious
Pulmonary Artery ... for RV dilation, McConnell's ... the parasternal short ... PulmonaryEmbolism #clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Labeled
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... Due to their short ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest