Acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.

摘要: This article examines the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema, as well re-expansion, high-altitude, postobstructive, neurogenic edemas. Acute edema most commonly presents a consequence congestive heart failure. The other important causes are myocardial dysfunction, documented infarction, postoperative cardiac hypertension. All these entities have in common increased vascular pressures that lead to edema.