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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
nodular, high and low ... attenuation (table ... On a CXR the most ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
pulmonary blood flow ... have an acute cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
redistribution of pulmonary flow ... supine film the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
New/worsening MR ... Rx: NSTEMI/UA: stable ... , TIMI low (1-2) ... #Indications #Cardiac ... catheterization #cardiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
pulmonary blood flow ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
pulmonary edema: cardiac ... failure and chronic cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
When you scroll
distribution of pulmonary flow ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... Now it is obvious ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
81% for acute HF ... → no signs of CXR ... angiography if low ... 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 ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant