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Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
more often on the right ... seen on a supine chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... #Effusion #PleuralEffusion
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Chest x-ray: signs ... pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest ... Risk #Evaluation #stratification