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Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute ... - McConnell's Sign ... Notching - 60/60 Sign ... #RV #Strain #Echocardiogram ... #Ventricular #cardiology
RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... - Parasternal Long ... Axis Acute shortness ... D-sign appreciated ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram
D-Sign in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX

Pt having shortness of breath? POCUS can shed
D-Sign in Pulmonary ... D-sign = high RV ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #AcutePE
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Air gap sign: loss ... Pneumopericardium #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus ... #airgap #sign
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
McConnell's Sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... sparing ("McConnell Sign ... #McConnells #Sign ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... HF → no signs of ... Consider cardiac
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
McConnell's Sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Positive McConnell's Sign ... #McConnells #Sign ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
McConnell's Sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... with McConnell sign ... ) A McConnell sign ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... edema, and clear lungs ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
McConnell's sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... sparing (McConnell sign ... #McConnells #sign ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram