8 results
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... some pulmonary consolidations ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... involvement, with “white lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
On the left a patient with ARDS. 
There is alveolar edema in both lungs. 
Notice that
There is alveolar ... edema in both lungs ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #ARDS #Alveolar ... #Edema #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Pumonary cardiogenic edema ... filling of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
transudate like in CHF ... capillary leak like in ARDS ... #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... #Edema #AlveolarEdema ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... consolidations ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
dependent part of the lungs ... presentation of alveolar ... of consolidation ... Radiology #CTChest #CHF ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Kerley B lines, alveolar ... → no signs of CXR ... Inhibitors and ARBs
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... finally into the alveoli ... resulting in pulmonary edema ... #CXR #Features ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant