Harrison's Manual of Medicine 17/e

Acute Pulmonary Edema

Life-threatening, acute development of alveolar lung edema often due to:

  • Elevation of hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary capillaries (left heart failure, mitral stenosis)
  • Specific precipitants (Table 14-1), resulting in cardiogenic pulmonary edema in pts with previously compensated CHF or without previous cardiac history
  • Increased permeability of pulmonary alveolar-capillary membrane (noncardiogenic pulmonary edema). For common causes, see Table 14-2.

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Acute Pulmonary Edema
Last updated: May 11, 2009
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