Acute pulmonary oedema is a condition where excessive fluid is filled in the lungs and it leads to great suffocation and it is a life threatening condition. It is important to understand the anatomy of heart in order to learn about acute pulmonary oedema. The human heart is divided into four chambers with a left […]
In case of pulmonary edema the lymphatic available in the lungs are unable to drain excess fluids and this leads to accumulation of fluid in the interstitial region and is known as interstitial pulmonary edema. This result is pulmonary edema that needs immediate medical attention. There may be various factors that lead to interstitial pulmonary
Interstitial edema is immediately followed by the next stage of florid pulmonary edema. When there is an imbalance in the oncotic and hydrostatic pressure in the lungs excess fluid is accumulated in the interstitial spaces of the lungs. In florid pulmonary edema the excess fluid is filled in the space between the capillary and lung
In most cases it has been found that pulmonary edema is associated with various cardiogenic factors. But there are several noncardiogenic pulmonary edema factors like upper airway obstruction, intravenous fluid overload and other neurogenic causes. Various obstructions in the upper airway cause noncardiogenic form of pulmonary edema when there is laryngeal tumor or epiglottis. In
Pulmonary edema cardiogenic is a condition where there is accumulation of excessive fluids in the lungs leading to pulmonary edema. In case the edema is caused due to underlying cardiac conditions, it is known as pulmonary edema cardiogenic. When there is pulmonary edema cardiogenic the clinicians will focus on treating the underlying heart ailment. But
Various clinical studies reveal that unilateral pulmonary edema affects one side of the lungs. The causative factors for unilateral pulmonary edema include an alteration of the delicate balance at the alveolar capillary interface. It was found that there was a low level of pulmonary capillary perfusion in one side of the lungs and this preceded
Postobstructive pulmonary edema is a rare form of pulmonary edema that is caused due to obstruction in the upper airway. There are many views regarding the formation of postobstructive pulmonary edema. There are various supporters of the theory that states that postobstructive pulmonary edema occurs when there is a change in the intrathoracic pressure. According
Pulmonary emboli is the term used to describe the condition where there are more than one embolus found in the pulmonary system. It has been found that when pulmonary emboli are present they maybe potentially dangerous and life threatening. There are reports of patients who were found to have pulmonary embolism died within a few
When an embolus is present in large numbers it is referred to as emboli and it has immense importance as it can easily block the arterial capillary beds. The embolus may be a mass of solid , liquid or gaseous molecule that is transported to the arterial blood vessels through the circulatory system. In contrast
Wells criteria pulmonary embolism is based on clinical criteria after several investigations. Thus based on the wells criteria pulmonary embolism is used for developing a prediction rule. But unfortunately the application of the wells criteria pulmonary embolism is complicated at there are multiple versions of this prediction rule. This rule is useful when tying to
