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Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
by interstitial edema ... due to cardiac ... heart failure. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
sign of the left heart ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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Congestive heart ... - an increased heart ... with pulmonary edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXR.
Notice the subtle increased density in the area behind the heart that needs
First study the CXR ... area behind the heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LLL #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
an increase in heart ... , interstitial edema ... supine film the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
First study the CXRs.
There is a subtle consolidation in the left lower lobe in the hidden
First study the CXRs ... area behind the heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Here we see a consolidation which is located in the left lower lobe.
There is a normal
silhouette of the left heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #LLL #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... cachexia (advanced heart ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac
Here another chest x-ray with interstitial edema and Kerley B lines in a patient with congestive
with interstitial edema ... with congestive heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Kerley #BLines #RadiologyAssistant