Ultrasound Competition WINNER for AUGUST

Dr. Laura Melville  AND Dr. Mike McMahon

Youngish F hx thombophilia, DVT, PE s/p IVC placement presenting to the ID for suprapubic pain sudden, back pain for a week and arrived hypotensive, diaphoretic and tachycardic.

Vitals 70systolic, HR 120s. sat 99%.

In ED bedside echo showed massively dilated >1:1 RV:LV and PSS showed D sign. This essentially diagnosed PE.

Arrival to ED. pt got intubated, pressors, recieved tPA in ED. She was admitted to the ICU and found to have bilateral PE's with RLL infarction.

Update:

4 days later:  Discharged. Placed on Xarelto. Pt extubated, off pressors, ECHO shows normal LV EF 62%, RV pressure = 50