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McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
) A4c view; RV ... Sign" c/w acute ... right heart strain ... concerning for Pulmonary ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (hypo kinetic RV ... right heart strain ... related to pulmonary ... #clinical #cardiology
Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
Acute Pulmonary ... Dilated RV, McConnell's ... @eabramsMD #McConnells ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Strain #AcutePE
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... sign) suggests acute ... RV strain, most ... likely from a pulmonary ... #clinical #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Sign (hypokinetic RV ... right heart strain ... highly specific for pulmonary ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
POCUS driven activation of the thrombectomy lab after we showed these images to the cards fellow
demonstrating dilated RV ... suggesting right heart strain ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #McConnells ... #AcutePE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute ... Septal Motion - McConnell's ... Ferdous @fazalabul #RV ... #Strain #Echocardiogram ... #Ventricular #cardiology
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Suspicious for PE? You can use
seen on PSAX in Acute ... to evaluate for RV ... dilation, McConnell's ... #Saddle #PulmonaryEmbolism ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Acute Pulmonary Embolism:

"D" sign:
In a physiologically normal heart, LV pressure > RV pressure. When viewing heart
Acute Pulmonary ... LV pressure > RV ... / right heart strain ... McConnell's sign ... #Pulmonaryembolism
This is a parasternal short axis view in a patient with extensive pulmonary emboli on CTA.
with extensive pulmonary ... revealed evidence of RV ... strain (note the ... POCUS #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... #AcutePE #PulmonaryEmbolism