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Stage II - Interstitial edema
Stage II of CHF is characterized by fluid leakage into the interlobular
- Interstitial edema ... it is seen as Kerley ... Kerley-B lines are ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Kerley #BLines #
Here another chest x-ray with interstitial edema and Kerley B lines in a patient with congestive
with interstitial edema ... and Kerley B lines ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #KerleyB ... #Kerley #BLines
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary edema ... called cardiogenic edema ... non-cardiogenic edema ... pulmonary blood flow, Kerley ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
rales, peripheral edema ... rales, peripheral edema ... peribronchial cuffing, Kerley ... lines, alveolar edema ... → no signs of CXR
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
to interstitial edema ... presentation of alveolar edema ... #CTChest #CHF #KerleyB ... #Kerley #Intersitial ... #Edema #IntersitialEdema
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Flash Pulmonary Edema ... Volume Exam (JVP, edema ... ), Lung Exam, POCUS ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... antibiotics • Flash Edema
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... predominance (Kerley ... Cardiogenic pulmonary edema
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... since a prior CXR ... used to clear obstructions ... re-expansion pulmonary edema
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
interstitial pulmonary edema ... (Kerley B lines
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
(due to organ edema ... POCUS) and function ... #Measurement #Instructions