Pulmonary Oedema

Pulmonary oedema is the accumulation of excess fluid in the extravascular spaces of the lung (interstitium and alveoli), impairing gas exchange.

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Pulmonary oedema is the accumulation of excess fluid in the extravascular spaces of the lung (interstitium and alveoli), impairing gas exchange. (Pulmonary oedema and ARDS)
Basal pulmonary crackles: Caused by elevated left ventricular end-diastolic pressure transmitting backward into pulmonary capillaries, leading to transudation of fluid into the alveoli (pulmonary oedema). (Acute coronary syndrome and myocardial infarction)
Therapeutic aspiration for symptom relief (ultrasound-guided, stop at about 1.5 L or when the patient coughs or has chest tightness, to avoid re-expansion pulmonary oedema). (Pleural Effusion)
Empyema, pleural thickening and fibrosis (trapped lung), respiratory failure, re-expansion pulmonary oedema, pneumothorax and bleeding from aspiration. (Pleural Effusion)
Tension pneumothorax and cardiac arrest, persistent air leak (bronchopleural fistula), re-expansion pulmonary oedema, infection (empyema), recurrence (about 30% after a first primary episode), haemopneumothorax, surgical emphysema. (Pneumothorax)
Cerebral malaria with convulsions and coma, pulmonary oedema and acute respiratory distress, acute kidney injury, jaundice, and maternal death. (Junior Clerkship in Reproductive Health (MBOG 4200): end of year examination, 4 )