pulmonary edema
fluid accumulation in the air spaces and parenchyma of the lungs
Key facts
- Other names
- Pulmonary oedema
- Specialty
- Cardiology , critical care medicine , pulmonology
- Symptoms
- Progressive dyspnea , cough , fever , cyanosis , tachycardia
- Complications
- ARDS , respiratory failure
- Causes
- Cardiogenic, Noncardiogenic ( pneumonia , inhalation injury, sepsis , airway obstruction , high altitude)
- Diagnostic method
- Medical imaging , lab tests, ECG , echocardiography
- Treatment
- Supplemental oxygen, diuretics , treat underlying disease process
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Research
37,769 papers- [Acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema].Revue medicale de Liege · 2004
- Re-expansion pulmonary oedema.Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2022
Article
Pulmonary edema (British English: oedema), also known as pulmonary congestion, is excessive fluid accumulation in the tissue or air spaces (usually alveoli) of the lungs. This leads to impaired gas exchange, most often leading to shortness of breath (dyspnea) which can progress to hypoxemia and respiratory failure. Pulmonary edema has multiple causes and is traditionally classified as cardiogenic (caused by the heart) or noncardiogenic (all other types not caused by the heart).
Various laboratory tests (CBC, troponin, BNP, etc.) and imaging studies (chest x-ray, CT scan, ultrasound) are often used to diagnose and classify the cause of pulmonary edema.