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D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
D-Sign in a lady ... with Massive PE ... Ghali @EM_RESUS #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #DSign #MassivePE
LV Pseudoaneurysm

• False “pseudo” aneurysm: rupture w/ blood contained *outside* wall layers. (case below)

• True aneurysm:
contained *outside* wall ... ; blood inside wall ... Pseudoaneurysm #Ventricular ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #CardiacMRI #PSAX
Acute Pulmonary Embolism:

"D" sign:
In a physiologically normal heart, LV pressure > RV pressure. When viewing heart
normal heart, LV ... during systole the LV ... segmental right ventricular ... wall‐motion abnormality ... Pulmonaryembolism #PE
Examples of McConnell's sign: Regional wall motion abnormalities sparing the right ventricular apex - suggestive of
: Regional wall ... sparing the right ventricular ... suggestive of PE ... ruling in or out PE ... #Clinical #POCUS
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Here’s a recent case that demonstrates two of the
demonstrates two of the PE ... findings quite well ... suggestive of PE ... #clinical #cardiology ... #DSign
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Septal Shudder, tubular LV (bullet shaped), D Cruz sign(abnormal angle between post wall
Shudder, tubular LV ... shaped), D Cruz sign ... angle between post wall ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #PLAX
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph walk ... dysfunction or LV ... Change in clinical ... - Cataract Plan ... risk Chest X-ray
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... fine quivering of LV ... akinesia of anterior wall ... Fibrillation #VFib #PSAX ... ultrasound #Cardiology #clinical