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Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of ... CHF. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... pericardial fat or effusion ... This causes a density ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
In these cases, ... with signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On the lateral view ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers ... #RadiologyAssistant
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... Cardiac cath if ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
output because of cardiac ... pulmonary disease and causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... May have typical HF ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
space (pleural effusion ... and an enlarged cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... ⚠️ Cardiogenic shock ... congestion on a CXR ... experience recovery of cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology