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Cool echo - RV strain, McConnell sign, and CLOT IN TRANSIT!! BP is normal and pt
sign, and CLOT ... and pt not in distress ... @eabramsMD #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Sign #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... clot seen in RA ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
Dilated RV, McConnell's ... , and even clot-in-transit ... @eabramsMD #McConnells ... #Sign #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
McConnell's Sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... concerning for Pulmonary ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
McConnell's Sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... strain related to pulmonary ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #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 ... likely from a pulmonary ... #sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism with Clot-in-Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

RA and RV are dilated. Multiple hyperechoic clots seen
Pulmonary Embolism ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... spared active apex- McConnell ... sign. ... #A4C #clinical
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
McConnell's Sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... highly specific for pulmonary ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #clinical
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Suspicious for PE? You can use
You can use #POCUS ... for RV dilation, McConnell's ... sign, TAPSE, attenuated ... PulmonaryEmbolism #clinical ... #Echocardiogram
Patient with end of stage COPD on Echocardiogram

Reminder that McConnell's sign does not always mean PE

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on Echocardiogram ... Reminder that McConnell's ... sign does not always ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus