RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145458169
T1 Pulmonary Edema
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145458169
RD 2024/04/24
AB Dyspnea  and  oxygen  requirementEvidence  of  pulmonary  edema  on  chest  imagingDefined  as  excessive  accumulation  of  extravascular  fluid  in  the  lungThere  are  two  basic  typesIncreased  pressure  (cardiogenic  or  hydrostatic);  usually  due  to  excessive  increases  in  pulmonary  venous  pressure,  in  the  setting  of  heart  failureIncreased  permeability  (noncardiogenic  or  primary);  occurs  when  airway  occlusion  (or  its  sudden  relief)  causes  a  sudden  drop  in  airway  pressure,  which  leads  to  increased  venous  return  and  decreased  left  heart  blood  flow