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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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