6th March 2024

An 83 year old lady with known heart failure and Alzheimer’s dementia has failed to attend two heart failure clinic appointments.

An 83 year old lady with known heart failure and Alzheimer’s dementia has failed to attend two heart failure clinic appointments. She is brought into the emergency department by ambulance, accompanied by her husband. On examination, she is tachypnoeic and has bilateral oedema to the level of her thighs. You suspect she has decompensated heart failure. Which of the following is not a chest x-ray finding in congestive cardiac failure? 

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.