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RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
suspicious for PE ... dilation but also LV ... D-sign appreciated ... #Strain #Dilatation ... #CriticalCare
D-Sign of Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Short Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
suspicious for PE ... Notice not only RV ... bulging septum on PLAX ... @eabramsMD #DSign ... #CriticalCare
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
with Massive PE ... overwhelm the RV ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #DSign #MassivePE
Acute Pulmonary Embolism:

"D" sign:
In a physiologically normal heart, LV pressure > RV pressure. When viewing heart
pressure > RV pressure ... with significant RV ... / right heart strain ... Pulmonaryembolism #PE ... McConnell'ssign #S1Q3T3