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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Epidemiology: • Rest ... • Vascular smooth ... microvascular injury ... perform provocative tests ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
ischemic changes CXR ... • Pulmonary vascular ... contents • Head injury ... Traumatic brain injury ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
The vascular pedicle ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... Pedicle #Width #Comparison ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
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with alveolar edema ... difference in vascular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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probably a large vascular ... with pulmonary edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
, interstitial edema ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
III - Alveolar edema ... increased width of the vascular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Artery-to-bronchus ratio 
Normally the vessels in the upper lobes are smaller than the accompanying bronchus with
This is best visible ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... #Engorgement #RadiologyAssistant
Dilation of the azygos vein is a sign of increased right atrial pressure and is usually
the width of the vascular ... increase of 3 mm in comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Azygous ... AzygousVein #Dilatation #RadiologyAssistant