The document discusses several factors that can lead to pulmonary edema, which is an accumulation of fluid in the lungs. It mentions both cardiac and non-cardiac factors, as well as unknown causes. Pulmonary edema disrupts the balance of forces in the lungs that normally prevents fluid filtration, allowing fluid to accumulate in the air spaces and impair gas exchange. Common treatments include use of mechanical ventilation, bed rest, endotracheal intubation, and oxygen supplementation.
The document discusses several factors that can lead to pulmonary edema, which is an accumulation of fluid in the lungs. It mentions both cardiac and non-cardiac factors, as well as unknown causes. Pulmonary edema disrupts the balance of forces in the lungs that normally prevents fluid filtration, allowing fluid to accumulate in the air spaces and impair gas exchange. Common treatments include use of mechanical ventilation, bed rest, endotracheal intubation, and oxygen supplementation.
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The document discusses several factors that can lead to pulmonary edema, which is an accumulation of fluid in the lungs. It mentions both cardiac and non-cardiac factors, as well as unknown causes. Pulmonary edema disrupts the balance of forces in the lungs that normally prevents fluid filtration, allowing fluid to accumulate in the air spaces and impair gas exchange. Common treatments include use of mechanical ventilation, bed rest, endotracheal intubation, and oxygen supplementation.
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