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==Congestion==
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==[[Pulmonary Congestion]]==
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*Decreased outflow of venous blood
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*Most commonly caused by left-sided or bilateral cardiac failure
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**Stagnant blood in pulmonary vessels -> red blood cells move into alveoli and are phagocytosed -> [[Pigmentation - Pathology#Haemosiderin|haemosiderin in macrophages]] (heart failure cells)
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*One-sided in post-mortem hypostatic congestion
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*Acute pulmonary congestion is seen after barbiturate euthanasia
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*Leads to pulmonary oedema (below)
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[[Category:Lungs - Circulatory Pathology]]
      
==[[Pulmonary Oedema]]==
 
==[[Pulmonary Oedema]]==
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