Pulmonary plethora is seen in all except –

Pulmonary plethora is seen in all except –

    1. VSD
    1. ASD
    1. Fallots tetralogy
    1. PDA

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EXP:

  1. Plethoric lung fields → If the pulmonary blood flow is increased, the lung fields appear plethoric throughout and in addition cardiomegaly is present.
  2. Oligenic lung fields → If the pulmonary blood flow is diminished there is paradoxical prominence of hilar arteries with clear or ischemic peripheral lung fields.

CHDs with plethoric lung fields Cyanotic

  • Truncus arteriosus
  • Single ventricle
  • TGA
  • TAPVR
  • Hyperplastic It. heart

Acyanotic

  • VSD
  • ASD
  • PDA

CHDs with oligemic lung fields Cyanotic

  • Tricuspid atresia
  • Eisenmenger’s syndrome
  • Ebstein’s anomaly
  • Truncus arteriosus with hypoplastic pulmonary artery
  • Single ventricle with PS

Acyanotic

  • As or AR
  • Coarctation of aorta
  • MR or MS
  • PS