McConnell's Sign Still Holds Its Value: A Lesson Learned from Two Cases

Author Type(s)

Resident/Fellow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-26-2019

DOI

10.7759/cureus.6240

Journal Title

Cureus

Abstract

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) can be potentially fatal if not diagnosed and treated early. Mortality in untreated cases can be as high as 30%. Atypical presentation and submassive PE can be missed due to subtle clinical features. Computerized tomography pulmonary angiogram is expensive, exposes to radiation and carries the risk of contrast nephropathy or anaphylactic reactions. On the contrary, McConnell's sign, which is a highly specific sign of PE, can be demonstrated at the bedside with a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE). Here we discuss two cases where bedside TTE demonstrating McConnell's sign helped in the diagnosis and treatment of PE.

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