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Stage II - Interstitial edema
Stage II of CHF is characterized by fluid leakage into the interlobular
Kerley-B lines are ... perpendicular to the pleura ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #KerleyB ... #Kerley #BLines
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... If pleural effusion ... pleural effusions ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... always visible as ... with signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
CT will also demonstrate ... Bilateral pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... KerleyB #Kerley
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... peribronchial cuffing, Kerley ... B lines, alveolar ... pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
This is also called ... pulmonary blood flow, Kerley ... B-lines and pleural ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
x-ray (left) and CHF ... Notice also the ... septal lines and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
important to examine all ... we will discuss later ... lymphadenopathy, pleural ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
On the left another patient with congestive heart failure.
The lateral view nicely demonstrates the increased diameter
The lateral view ... Notice also the ... septal lines and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Peribronchial