Acute Shortness of Breath following Surgery due to a Motor Vehicle Accident



Acute Shortness of Breath following Surgery due to a Motor Vehicle Accident





A 40-year-old man had orthopedic surgery following a motor vehicle accident. He subsequently developed acute shortness of breath. Transthoracic echocardiogram images were obtained (Figs. 21-1, 21-2 and 21-3 and Video 21-1).






Figure 21-1.






Figure 21-2.






Figure 21-3.



QUESTION 1. The most likely diagnosis is:


A. Right ventricular (RV) stress cardiomyopathy

B. RV infarction

C. Fat embolus

D. Pulmonary embolism (PE) with clot from legs

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Jul 15, 2016 | Posted by in CARDIOLOGY | Comments Off on Acute Shortness of Breath following Surgery due to a Motor Vehicle Accident

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