A patient with cardiogenic pulmonary edema would be expected to have all of the following chest radiograph findings EXCEPT:

a. depressed diaphragms.
b. pleural effusion.
c. cardiomegaly.
d. bilateral "butterfly" pattern fluffy infiltrates.


A
The position of the diaphragms will not be changed by pulmonary edema. The chest radiograph will often show pleural effusion, cardiomegaly, and bilateral "butterfly" pattern fluffy infiltrates, among other findings.

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