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    Pulmonary edema is a condition characterized by fluid accumulation in the lungs caused by back pressure in the lung veins due to malfunctioning of the heart. Symptoms include extreme shortness of breath, feeling of "air hunger", grunting sounds with breathing, and inability to lie down. Diagnosis involves listening to the chest with a stethoscope to check for crackles, chest x-rays to check for fluid in the lungs, and echocardiograms to check the heart for issues like weak muscles or leaky valves. Treatment requires immediate hospitalization, oxygen supplementation, diuretics to remove fluid, vasodilators to help the heart pump, and medications for any underlying cardiac disorders. Pulmonary edema is life

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    Pulmonary edema is a condition characterized by fluid accumulation in the lungs caused by back pressure in the lung veins due to malfunctioning of the heart. Symptoms include extreme shortness of breath, feeling of "air hunger", grunting sounds with breathing, and inability to lie down. Diagnosis involves listening to the chest with a stethoscope to check for crackles, chest x-rays to check for fluid in the lungs, and echocardiograms to check the heart for issues like weak muscles or leaky valves. Treatment requires immediate hospitalization, oxygen supplementation, diuretics to remove fluid, vasodilators to help the heart pump, and medications for any underlying cardiac disorders. Pulmonary edema is life

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    Pulmonary Edema: Fluid in the Lungs

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    Pulmonary edema is a condition characterized by fluid accumulation in the lungs caused by back pressure in the lung veins due to malfunctioning of the heart. Symptoms include extreme shortness of breath, feeling of "air hunger", grunting sounds with breathing, and inability to lie down. Diagnosis involves listening to the chest with a stethoscope to check for crackles, chest x-rays to check for fluid in the lungs, and echocardiograms to check the heart for issues like weak muscles or leaky valves. Treatment requires immediate hospitalization, oxygen supplementation, diuretics to remove fluid, vasodilators to help the heart pump, and medications for any underlying cardiac disorders. Pulmonary edema is life

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    Pulmonary Edema

    By: Patel Kevin N. Gr. No. 626

    Lung/pulmonary

    congestion

    Lung water

    Pulmonary

    edema is a condition characterized by fluid accumulation in the lungs caused by back pressure in the lung veins. This results from malfunctioning of the heart.

    Pulmonary

    edema is a complication of a myocardial infarction (heart attack), mitral or aortic valve disease, cardiomyopathy, or other disorders characterized by cardiac dysfunction.

    Fluid

    backs up into the veins of the lungs. Increased pressure in these veins forces fluid out of the vein and into the air spaces (alveoli). This interferes with the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli.

    Extreme

    shortness of breath, severe difficult breathing Feeling of "air hunger" or "drowning" "Grunting" sounds with breathing Inability to lie down Rales Wheezing Anxiety

    Restlessness Cough Excessive Pale

    sweating

    skin Nasal flaring Coughing up blood Breathing, absent temporarily

    Listening

    to the chest with a stethoscope (auscultation) may show crackles in the lungs or abnormal heart sounds. A chest x-ray may show fluid in the lung space. An echocardiogram may be performed in addition to (or instead of) a chest x-ray.

    Blood

    oxygen levels (low) A chest X-ray may reveal the following: Fluid in or around the lung space Enlarged heart

    An

    ultrasound of the heart (echocardiogram) may reveal the following: Weak heart muscle Leaking or narrow heart valves Fluid surrounding the heart

    This

    is a medical emergency! Do not delay treatment. Hospitalization and immediate treatment are required. Oxygen is given, by a mask or through endotracheal tube using mechanical ventilation.

    Medications

    include diuretics such as furosemide to remove fluid, vasodilators to help the heart pump better, drugs to treat anxiety, and other medications to treat the underlying cardiac disorder.

    Pulmonary

    edema is a life-threatening condition. It is often curable with urgent treatment and subsequent control of the underlying disorder.

    Long-term

    dependence on a breathing machine (ventilator)

    In

    patients with known diseases that can lead to pulmonary edema, strict compliance with taking medications in a timely manner and following an appropriate diet (usually, low in salt) can significantly decrease one's risk

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