Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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 ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
edema due to heart ... non-cardiogenic edema ... blood flow, Kerley ... B-lines and pleural ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is seen in:
1. Pulmonary edema
2. Lymphangitic spread of carcinoma - often unilateral
3. Tuberculosis
4. Lymphangiomyomatosis
Pleural effusion ... Pulmonary edema ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
to interstitial edema ... Bilateral pleural ... Radiology #CTChest #CHF ... #KerleyB #Kerley ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
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Pleural fluid It ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Effusion #Hidden ... #Volume #Diagram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
interstitium and the pleural ... edema. ... pressure resulting in edema ... Features #Findings #Diagram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
effusion). ... redistribution of the pulmonary ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... redistribution of pulmonary ... , interstitial edema ... and some pleural ... Exacerbation #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
The pulmonary vessels ... of interstitial edema ... There is pleural ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... #RadiologyAssistant