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Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... with signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... If pleural effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
About
visible on an CXR ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Effusion #Hidden ... Volume #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Stage II - Interstitial edema
Stage II of CHF is characterized by fluid leakage into the interlobular
edema Stage II of CHF ... perpendicular to the pleura ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #KerleyB ... Intersitial #Edema #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid may become encysted.
Here we see fluid entrapped within the fissure.
This can sometimes give the
Pleural fluid may ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Effusion #Fissure ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
The retracted visceral pleura is seen (blue arrow) which indicates that there is a pneumothorax.
There is
retracted visceral pleura ... only key to the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax ... Hydropneumothorax #RadiologyAssistant
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
with Tamponade on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - PLAX ... BUN/Cr- 128/9.4. ... along with rt/lt pleural ... #clinical #cardiology
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... edema and some pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... → no signs of CXR ... #management #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #PLAX