68 year old male with CHF and Emphysema
68 year old male with a history of emphysema presents with increasing dyspnea, Frontal Chest X-ray shows an enlarged left atrium and diffuse interstitial thickening most prominent in the upper lobes.
There is global cardiomegaly, an enlarged main pulmonary artery indicating pulmonary hypertension and a single lead pacemaker.
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Interstitial Edema and Centrilobular Emphysema CT
68 year old male with a history of emphysema presents with increasing dyspnea. CT in the axial plane shows predominant upper lobe centrilobular emphysema with diffuse thickening of the interlobular septa .
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 288Lu 136558
Moderate CHF with Interstitial Edema CT
68 year old male with a history of emphysema presents with increasing dyspnea. CT in the coronal plane shows predominant upper lobe centrilobular emphysema with diffuse thickening of the interlobular septa with evidence of Kerley B lines best exemplified in the left lung field, and thickening of the minor fissure . The left atrium (LA) is enlarged. These findings are consistent with moderate CHF with interstitial edema
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 288Lu 136557
68 year old male with a history of emphysema presents with increasing dyspnea. CT in the coronal plane y shows predominant upper lobe centrilobular emphysema with diffuse thickening of the interlobular septa (b white circle) with evidence of Kerley B lines (c red arrowheads) best exemplified in the left upper lung field, and thickening of the minor fissure (b, pink arrowhead). The left atrium (LA) is enlarged. These findings are consistent with moderate CHF with interstitial edema
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CT Enlarged Left Atrium
68 year old male with a history of emphysema presents with increasing dyspnea. CT in the coronal plane shows and enlarged left atrium. The tip of the Swan- Ganz catheter is noted in the right pulmonary artery.
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 288Lu 136559