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Pulmonary Edema

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Pulmonary edema is a pathologic state in which there is an excessive accumulation of fluid in the extravascular tissues of the lung. It occurs when the balance of factors governing movement of fluid across the alveolar-capillary membrane (hydrostatic and osmotic pressure gradients and the permeability characteristics of the capillary wall, described in Fig. 1) shifts to allow more fluid to be filtered from the pulmonary capillaries than can be removed by vascular reabsorption and lymphatic clearance.

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  1. Respiratory Care, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., 20037, USA

    Philip Witorsch

  2. Georgetown University Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Washington, D.C., 20007, USA

    Philip Witorsch

  3. Center for Environmental Health and Human Toxicology, Washington, D.C., 20007, USA

    Philip Witorsch

  4. Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., 20037, USA

    Ann Medinger

  5. Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, D.C., 20422, USA

    Ann Medinger

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  1. Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA

    Samuel V. Spagnolo M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P. (Professor of Medicine, Director, Associate Chairman, Chief) & Ann Medinger M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P. (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Chief) (Professor of Medicine, Director, Associate Chairman, Chief) &  (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Chief)

  2. Department of Medicine, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA

    Samuel V. Spagnolo M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P. (Professor of Medicine, Director, Associate Chairman, Chief) (Professor of Medicine, Director, Associate Chairman, Chief)

  3. Pulmonary Disease Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA

    Samuel V. Spagnolo M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P. (Professor of Medicine, Director, Associate Chairman, Chief) (Professor of Medicine, Director, Associate Chairman, Chief)

  4. Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA

    Ann Medinger M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P. (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Chief) (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Chief)

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Witorsch, P., Medinger, A. (1986). Pulmonary Edema. In: Spagnolo, S.V., Medinger, A. (eds) Handbook of Pulmonary Emergencies. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5125-2_6

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