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Pulmonary Embolism on Multiple POCUS Windows
Is your patient's hemodynamic deterioration a consequence of pulmonary embolism? Triangulate
Pulmonary Embolism ... - Dilated RV (PLAX ... Hyperdynamic Underfilled LV ... Flattening and Ventricular ... #AcutePE #clinical
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
LV Pseudoaneurysm

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

• True aneurysm:
LV Pseudoaneurysm ... HeartToProve #LV ... Pseudoaneurysm #Ventricular ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #CardiacMRI #PSAX
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Short-Axis View (PSAX ... the context of embolism ... thrombus #Cardiac #LV ... #clinical #cardiology
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
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