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Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
, bilateral pleural ... → no signs of CXR ... endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
Stage II - Interstitial edema
Stage II of CHF is characterized by fluid leakage into the interlobular
- Interstitial edema ... Stage II of CHF ... perpendicular to the pleura ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #KerleyB
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... with signs of CHF ... first glance you might ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... , high rate and/ ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary edema
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
crackles in the right ... : • Pathophysiology ... decreased respiratory rate ... • Pathophysiology ... exit rates of pleural
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... , interstitial edema ... and some pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
leakage into the pleural ... space (pleural ... erect position and right ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
interstitium and the pleural ... resulting in pulmonary edema ... Right ventricle ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... 70% of cases of CHF ... more often on the right ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
for instance the right ... we will discuss later ... lymphadenopathy, pleural ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled