Discussion Pulmonary edema associated with upper airway obstruction was first described in the literature in 1927, when it was observed that prolonged inspiration against a fixed resistance resulted ...

Congestive heart failure doesn’t mean your heart stops working, it just means it isn’t pumping as efficiently as it should.

Q: What is the outcome of pulmonary edema? A: Pulmonary edema can result in respiratory failure and even death if left untreated. However, early treatment can result in a good outcome for the patient.

Pulmonary edema or fluid in the lungs is caused by congestive heart failure and several other conditions, including pneumonia, exposure to certain toxins etc.

Neurogenic pulmonary edema characteristically presents within minutes to hours after a neurologic insult and usually resolves within 72 hours. Treatment ranges from supportive to endotracheal ...

HIGH-altitude pulmonary edema has, in recent years, aroused considerable interest all over the world. Houston1 and Hultgren and his co-workers2 , 3 have written papers on the subject. This new moun ...

The edema scores from each reader was averaged. About 50% of runners had some level of pulmonary edema at about 20-minutes post-race. 20% of those runners had moderate to severe pulmonary edema.

A case of acute pulmonary edema occurring in a healthy young athlete with a normal heart is presented. The condition is attributed to the combined stresses of cold, exertion and the anoxia ...

Pulmonary edema is a rare complication of normal pregnancy, occurring in 0.5% of cases, 1 but its incidence increases in the setting of obstetric complications like pre-eclampsia (2.9 2 to 3.4% 3 ...