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− | ==Congestion== | + | ==[[Pulmonary Congestion]]== |
− | *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]]
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| ==[[Pulmonary Oedema]]== | | ==[[Pulmonary Oedema]]== |