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Stage II - Interstitial edema
Stage II of CHF is characterized by fluid leakage into the interlobular
edema Stage II of CHF ... Kerley-B lines are ... perpendicular to the pleura ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #KerleyB
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
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... Pneumonia • Pleura ... : - Effusion ... #Causes #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... peribronchial cuffing, Kerley ... pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
CT will also demonstrate ... Bilateral pleural ... the differential diagnostic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
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
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
Lesions may show pleural ... effusions and parenchymal ... diseases such as ... carcinoma, the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
- Differential Diagnosis ... unilateral or bilateral ... • Conjunctival suffusion ... /l is regarded as ... #neurology #meningitis
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... wrist XR, the capitate ... commonly, 60%; also ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis