Patient: Joe Capistrano DOB: 4/26/1970
Chest X-Ray Findings
- Cardiomegaly
- Basal congestion: This is gravity gravity-dependent accumulation of fluid in the lungs and alveoli are filled with fluid.
- Fuzzy full hilum: Represents enlarged pulmonary veins and fluid around them.
- Bilateral pleural effusions. Due to increased hydrostatic pressures.