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Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
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Pleural effusion is seen in:
1. Pulmonary edema
2. Lymphangitic spread of carcinoma - often unilateral
3. Tuberculosis
4. Lymphangiomyomatosis
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Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
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Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
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Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
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