Signs of heart failure on chest X-ray
ABCDE
A checklist for reading congestive failure on a film.
Not every film shows all five; early failure may show only vascular redistribution.
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ABCDE. It helps you recall: Signs of heart failure on chest X-ray.
Alveolar oedema (bat-wing opacities)
Kerley B lines
Cardiomegaly
A: Alveolar oedema (bat-wing opacities); B: Kerley B lines; C: Cardiomegaly; D: Dilated upper lobe vessels (upper lobe diversion); E: Pleural effusion.
It belongs to Chest and cardiac imaging in Radiology.
Not every film shows all five; early failure may show only vascular redistribution.
A checklist for reading congestive failure on a film.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Radiology question about Chest and cardiac imaging.
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