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Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Chest x-ray: signs ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... interstitium and the pleural ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... #Findings #Diagram
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... edema, and clear lungs ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
venous pressure is related ... features on the chest ... chronic obstructive lung ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs
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 ... The following signs ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
EMHighAK) and Brit Long ... Vital signs: BP ... physical exam findings ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary