Pulmonary edema

Edema means swelling caused by fluid in your body's tissues. It usually occurs in the feet, ankles and legs, but it can involve your entire body.Causes of edema includeEating too much saltSunburnHeart failureKidney diseaseLiver problems from cirrhosisPregnancyProblems with lymph nodes, especially after mastectomySome medicinesStanding or walking a lot when the weather is warmTo keep swelling down, your health care provider may recommend keeping your legs raised when sitting, wearing support stockings, limiting how much salt you eat, or taking a medicine called a diuretic - also called a water pill.

Disease Alternative Name

edema

dropsy

swelling

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Dr. Virender Kumar

Allergy & Immunology

Medical Emergency, 65 HTN DM CKD 4 , pulmonary edema patient

F65 Htn, 20 yrs DM abd CKD 4 patient came under medical condition of pulmonary edema. Advised inj Lasix Rx CTDT 6.25/40 bd Moxilong .3 bd Exosprin av 75 od Angiplat bd Dytor 10 of Beside this Neeri kft (brought good Result) td Glycomet 50...See More

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Dr. Vipin Bihari Jain

Top Gynecologist of February

Needs admission and observation in intensive care unit

Dr. Ashish Nair

Dr Ashish Nair MBBS MD IDCCM FIRA CICCM "a doctor by profession here to cure pain and spread smiles"

I--. 71Y/ M S---NSTEMI, cardiogenic shock, ( EF 30) with cardiogenic Pulmonary edema/ right side pneumonia/ severe anaemia/ AKI/ Ischemic hepatitis/ coagulopathy/ severe metabolic acidosis/ refractory hyperkalemia?peripheral vascular di...See More

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Saurabh Burkul

MBBS Student

" TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY "

" TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY " 45Y /Female K/C/O :- HTN on medication C/o:- Sudden burning chest pain , Palpitations & Sweating ... On Examination :- S1 Loud S2 normal split S3 & S4 Absent Vital are normal BP :130/85 HR :- 110bpm No e...See More

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Dr. Shoaib Aslam

Caring hands medical and dental care

Prolonge cough with newly diagnosed Hypothyroidism

Female patient of age 45 Chief Complaints Cough Chest heaviness On off sputum Loss of hair Loss of appetite *Histor...See More

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Dr. Jasmine Fathima M

General Physician

85yrs/F...c/o severe breathlessness since yesterday night 11 pm associated with frothy sputum... O/e pt is unconscious n...See More

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Dr. Sandeep Ss

General Practice

ohh my gd ness MAM..thanks for tagging me. Frankly speaking mam u truly handled the case properly. U did whatever in limited set up,non cooperative ptn relatives. u did everything from clinical examination to investigation reports ...

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Dr. Khairat Bhat

Anesthesia

Middle aged man,a diabetic presented with Frank pulmonary edema .what could be the cause ?

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Dr. Manohar Rao

Cardiology

Its stemi.st segment elevation v2 to v4.its Antero septal wall infarction. Once lvf is controlled pl go for coronary intervention

Dr. Raj Sharma

Internal Medicine

Chief Compaint A 48 y/o female was brought by family members in unconsciousness state. She was feeling well in the morning. She went to the kithcen to pickup something and fell unconscious and was taken to the hospital immediately. ...See More

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Dr. Rakesh Venkatesh

General Practice

A 6 yrs old FCH came with Chief complaints of Throat pain and chest pain at 3 am H/O difficulty in s...See More

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Dr. Nazer Hasan

Family Medicine

Patient of 59yrs complaining dizziness, palpitation and malaise. Patient is profusely sweating during examination. Chest...See More

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Dr. Azam Mohd

Internal Medicine

It's AVNRT,inj adenosine 6 mg iv stat if rate not controlled give 12 mg to max of 30 mg,if not even controlled then give inj dilzem 5ml iv stat

Dr. Harshita Jain

Intensive Care Specialist

COVID-19 case with URI symptoms

A 34-year-old female with a history of obesity, presenting with rapid encephalopathy and dyspnea over 36 hours - has URI...See More

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Dr. Ila Jain

Pathology

An 83-year-old woman fell and broke her left wrist. She underwent open reduction with internal fixation of the radial head fracture. Postoperatively she received heparin prophylaxis for thromboembolism and diuretics to treat pulmonary edema...See More

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