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Pulmonary edema signs (mnemonic)

Last revised by Craig Hacking on 6 Jan 2022

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Citation:

Hacking C, Pulmonary edema signs (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-96300

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-96300

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/96300

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96300

Article created:

6 Jan 2022, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

6 Jan 2022, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.

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Mnemonics

A mnemonic to remember the radiographic signs of pulmonary edema is:

A: alveolar opacification
B: batwinging
C: cardiomegaly
D: diffuse interstitial thickening (septal lines) and diversion (vascular upper zone diversion, cephalisation)
E: effusions (pleural)

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