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Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... with signs of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Pleural # ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
Bronchograms on Ultrasound ... Opacification of alveolar ... air-filled bronchioles; enables ... including large effusions ... Clinical #Lung #Ultrasound
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On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
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another patient with alveolar ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
that fills the alveoli ... opacities or small nodules ... of air in the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
Bronchograms on Ultrasound ... Opacification of alveolar ... air-filled bronchioles; enables ... including large effusions ... airbronchograms-comparison-ultrasound-clinical-dynamic-static-pocus
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On the left a patient with ARDS. 
There is alveolar edema in both lungs. 
Notice that
There is alveolar ... vessels in the upper lobes ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #ARDS #Alveolar ... #Edema #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
Stage III - Alveolar ... space (pleural effusion ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung nodules ... cystic fibrosis (CF ... with asthma or CF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... 70% of cases of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Pleural # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
lower to the upper lobes ... during a period of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant