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Pulmonary Edema, Cardiogenic: eMedicine Cardiology

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Overview: Pulmonary edema refers to extravasation of fluid from the pulmonary vasculature into the interstitium and alveoli of the lung. The formation of pulmonary edema may be caused by 4 major pathophysiologic mechanisms: (1) imbalance of Starling ...

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Tags: Heart, Edema, Lung, Cardiology, Pulmonology

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