McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV with apical sparing (McConnell sign) suggests acute RV strain, most likely from a pulmonary embolism (PE). 
In the setting of PE, a tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) of <1.6cm — >poorer prognosis, higher morbidity/mortality.

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

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Meghan Kelly Herbst, MD @eusmkh · 2 years ago
UCONN Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine. Ultrasound Fellowship Yale 2011. Family, patients, education, running = my life. https://twitter.com/EUSmkh | https://www.instagram.com/eus_mkh/
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