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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Pericardial • Effusion ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... EffusionsPleural ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... #Causes
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... of CHF. ... PA image as a meniscus ... If pleural effusion ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... always visible as a meniscus ... On the left images ... with signs of CHF ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Rule out Left-Sided ... Primary Pulmonary Arterial ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology