Pulmonary Congestion
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- Decreased outflow of venous blood
- Most commonly caused by left-sided or bilateral cardiac failure
- Stagnant blood in pulmonary vessels -> red blood cells move into alveoli and are phagocytosed -> haemosiderin in macrophages (heart failure cells)
- One-sided in post-mortem hypostatic congestion
- Acute pulmonary congestion is seen after barbiturate euthanasia
- Leads to pulmonary oedema (below)