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On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
silhouette on the chest ... CT-reconstruction #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
On the chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
Ultrasound demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of CHF ... seen on a supine chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... #RadiologyAssistant
There is a large pericardial effusion, which is located posteriorly to the left ventricle (blue arrow).
The
explains why the ultrasound ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CTChest # ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... CHF #Vascular #Engorgement ... #Thickening #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
0.25), murmur of valvular ... Chest x-ray: signs ... bilateral pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
space (pleural effusion ... increased width of the vascular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant