Pulmonary edema (British English: oedema), dem sanso know as pulmonary congestion, be excessive fluid accumulation insyd de tissue anaa air spaces (usually alveoli) of de lungs. Dis dey lead to impaired gas exchange, more times dey lead to shortness of breath (dyspnea) wich fi progress to hypoxemia den respiratory failure. Pulmonary edema get multiple causes wey e be traditionally classified as cardiogenic (wey de heart cause) anaa noncardiogenic (all oda types wey de heart no cause).
Various laboratory tests (CBC, troponin, BNP, etc.) den imaging studies (chest x-ray, CT scan, ultrasound) often be used to diagnose den classify de cause of pulmonary edema.
Treatment dey focus on three aspects:
- dey improve respiratory function,
- treating de underlying cause, den
- dey prevent further damage den allow full recovery to de lung.
Pulmonary edema fi cause permanent organ damage, den wen sudden (acute), fi lead to respiratory failure anaa cardiac arrest secof hypoxia. De term edema be from de Greek οἴδημα (oidēma, "swelling"), from οἰδέω (oidéō, "(I) swell").
