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RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
suspicious for PE ... bulging septum on PLAX ... on PSAX. ... #Strain #Dilatation ... #POCUS #PLAX #Echocardiogram
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 ... on PSAX. ... #POCUS #PSAX #Echocardiogram
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... Significant RV strain ... -->LV inability ... #RVStrain #Pulmonary ... clinical #ultrasound #DSign
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
- PSAX Positive ... (hypokinetic RV ... acute right heart strain ... for pulmonary embolism ... #PSAX #clinical
This is a parasternal short axis view in a patient with extensive pulmonary emboli on CTA.
extensive pulmonary emboli ... revealed evidence of RV ... strain (note the ... POCUS #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #DSign #RVStrain
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
D-Sign in a lady ... with Massive PE ... overwhelm the RV ... POCUS #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #DSign #MassivePE
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... of right heart strain ... #Short #Axis #PSAX ... #echocardiogram ... POCUS #labeled #anatomy
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Suspicious for PE? You can use
Artery Clot seen on PSAX ... Saddle Pulmonary Embolism ... to evaluate for RV ... #Clot #Artery #PSAX ... PulmonaryEmbolism #clinical #Echocardiogram
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... suggests acute RV ... strain, most likely ... from a pulmonary embolism ... (PE).
Acute Pulmonary Embolism:

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