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RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Pulmonary Embolism ... suspicious for PE ... #Strain #Dilatation ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #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 ... #PSAX #Echocardiogram ... #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Suspicious for PE? You can use
Pulmonary Embolism ... Suspicious for PE ... to evaluate for RV ... PE. ... PulmonaryEmbolism #clinical #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
of right heart strain ... might even see a saddle ... embolism! ... #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled Thrombus in Purple

Suspicious
Clot seen on PSAX ... Pulmonary Embolism ... to evaluate for RV ... PE. ... PulmonaryEmbolism #clinical #Echocardiogram
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
Sign (hypokinetic RV ... acute right heart strain ... highly specific for pulmonary ... embolism in the ... #cardiology #labeled
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
suggests acute RV ... strain, most likely ... from a pulmonary ... embolism (PE). ... #clinical #cardiology