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Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... If pleural effusion ... bilateral pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Apical Approach Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical approach had best pocket + good distance away from lung
distance away from lung ... In-plane off lateral ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology ... #effusion #pericardial
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... bubble and the lung ... with signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
apical 3-chamber has ... the parasternal long ... wall is infero-lateral ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #labeled
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
The CXR shows multiple ... not look like a lung ... are usually: - bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural #
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... gallop rhythm), and laterally ... pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... pericarditis: (A) a dilated ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
dependent part of the lungs ... Bilateral pleural ... patient with a known malignancy ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
effusion). ... position Obstructive lung ... diseased areas of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Contents seen on Lung ... Patient had CXR ... Note a large pleural ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical