This is a parasternal short axis view in a patient ...
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This is a parasternal short axis view in a patient with extensive pulmonary emboli on CTA. The troponin was mildly elevated and patient hemodynamically stable. A bedside echo revealed evidence of RV strain (note the “D” shaped left ventricle). Image courtesy of: Therese Mead, DO, Emergency Physician

#Clinical #POCUS #Cardiac #Echocardiogram #PSAX #DSign #RVStrain #AcutePE #PulmonaryEmbolism
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Dr. Priyanka Teckchandani
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GrepMed Pulmonary and Critical Care Editor - Academic Hospitalist UC Davis Medical Center Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellow UC Irvine ‘22 
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