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There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
varieties of pulmonary edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... Pedicle #Width #Comparison ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
, interstitial edema ... supine film the cardiac ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... rales, peripheral edema ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
output because of cardiac ... results in decreased cardiac ... In the lungs LV ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with ARDS. 
There is alveolar edema in both lungs. 
Notice that
There is alveolar edema ... in both lungs. ... dilated and the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
dependent part of the lungs ... non-dependent part of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... and an enlarged cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
1 — Treat the lungs ... cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... #Checklist #CHF
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
and Peripheral Edema ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... #heartfailure #chf