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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
, to differentiate ... have an acute cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
some pulmonary consolidations ... structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary oedema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... rales, peripheral edema ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes Clinical ... , ↑↑peripheral edema ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
varieties of pulmonary edema ... : cardiac, overhydration ... forms of pulmonary edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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bilateral perihilar consolidation ... with pulmonary edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... , interstitial edema ... supine film the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
with perihilar consolidations ... and an enlarged cardiac ... see an enlarged cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
to interstitial edema ... be high in the differential ... a precursor of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #