Pulmonary plethora is seen in all except –
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- VSD
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- ASD
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- Fallots tetralogy
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- PDA
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EXP:
- Plethoric lung fields → If the pulmonary blood flow is increased, the lung fields appear plethoric throughout and in addition cardiomegaly is present.
- 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