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Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
always visible as a meniscus ... a patient with signs ... of CHF. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Stage II - Interstitial edema
Stage II of CHF is characterized by fluid leakage into the interlobular
- Interstitial edema ... Stage II of CHF ... horizontal lines near ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #KerleyB
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
Other signs of CHF ... , interstitial edema ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In daily clinical ... In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... , marked pedal edema ... , and clear lungs ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
varieties of pulmonary edema ... forms of pulmonary edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... Pedicle #Width #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
- Barium Enema ... Tomography (CT) — Lung ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
also demonstrate signs ... dependent part of the lungs ... non-dependent part of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... diseased areas of the lung ... The following signs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar