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D-Sign of Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Short Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Pulmonary Embolism ... suspicious for PE ... Notice not only RV ... bulging septum on PLAX ... #PSAX #Echocardiogram
RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Pulmonary Embolism ... suspicious for PE ... dilation but also LV ... D-sign appreciated ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Suspicious for PE? You can use
Pulmonary Embolism ... to evaluate for RV ... dilation, McConnell's sign ... PE. ... PulmonaryEmbolism #clinical #Echocardiogram
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
D-Sign in a lady ... with Massive PE ... When ↑ pulmonary ... overwhelm the RV ... #PSAX #DSign #MassivePE
Acute Pulmonary Embolism:

"D" sign:
In a physiologically normal heart, LV pressure > RV pressure. When viewing heart
Acute Pulmonary ... pressure > RV pressure ... with significant RV ... Pulmonaryembolism #PE ... knucklesign #Pallasign #Changsign
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 ... dilation, McConnell's sign ... PulmonaryEmbolism #clinical #Echocardiogram
D-Sign in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX

Pt having shortness of breath? POCUS can shed
D-Sign in Pulmonary ... Embolism on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... D-sign = high RV ... #cardiology #PulmonaryEmbolism
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... suggests acute RV ... likely from a pulmonary ... embolism (PE). ... #clinical #cardiology
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Here’s a recent case that demonstrates two of the
Acute Pulmonary ... Embolism on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... suggestive of PE ... #cardiology #DSign
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
heart strain (pulmonary ... might even see a saddle ... embolism! ... #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology