Question:
What are the clinical manifestations of pulmonary edema?
Author: H KAnswer:
Rapid onset dyspnea, tachypnea, tachycardia, severe hypoxemia, crackles and wheezes due to alveolar flood and airway compression Catecholamine release causes HTN CXR: peribronchial thickening, vascular markings upper zone, kerly B lines, as it worsens: patchy alveolar filling, which progresses into alveolar infiltrates.
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