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Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
pneumonias An acute ... interstitial edema due to cardiac ... manifestation of AIDS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... Kerley B-lines and pleural ... patients, who have an acute ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
base against the pleural ... hump along may aid ... confirmed with chest ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Chest x-ray: signs ... pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of ... seen on a supine chest ... evident on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
look like a lung masses ... bordering the chest ... are usually: - bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural #
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... cardiac disease ... ischemic changes CXR ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... On the lateral view ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
interstitium and the pleural ... pulmonary disease and causes ... can be seen on a chest-film ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features