The pulmonary artery catheter is more popularly known as the swan ganz catheter. If you are wondering where did the name Swan Ganz come from, then you must refer to history of invention of the Swan Ganz catheter. It has been named in honor of its founders Jeremy Swan and William Ganz. Swan Ganz were […]
Cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease that is characterized by extensive scarring of the liver tissue leading to fibrosis. Various regenerative nodules may also be present on the liver where the damaged tissue may have been regenerated. It has been found that chronic alcoholism and hepatitis C infection are the most common causes of cirrhosis.
Cirrhosis is described as a chronic liver disease that leads to fibrosis of the liver tissue thus impairing liver function. It has been found that cirrhosis affects large number of individuals who are addicted to alcohol or if they have been suffering from hepatitis C infection. There may be various other Cirrhosis causes like Non
Under normal health conditions, there is a continuous flow of fluid content from the interstitial epithelial cells of the pulmonary capillaries into the surrounding alveolar interstitial. Moreover the interstitial has a number of lymph vessels available in the pulmonary tissue that remove the excess fluids. But when there is a pulmonary congestion they will be
When there is fluid accumulation in the lungs , this condition is referred to as pulmonary oedema. If untreated the condition could be fatal as there is impairment of the process of gas exchange in the lungs. There can be various causes of pulmonary oedema. According to specialists, edema in the lungs may indicate an
When a patient is showing symptoms of lung edema, the main focus of the medical practitioner would be to provide adequate supply of oxygen. Since lung edema is associated with the condition where various factors may cause a collection of excessive fluid in the lungs leading to reduction in the exchange of gases in the
According to a study conducted in order to observe the various pulmonary oedema causes in the population it was found that there are three categories including the common pulmonary cases, very are pulmonary cause and other causes. When a patient is showing signs of pulmonary edema, it may be related to underlying heart ailments. This
Negative pressure pulmonary oedema is a life threatening condition which may e caused due to an obstruction in upper airway. Thus as a result of this obstruction there will be a decrease in the intrathoracic pressure and this ill consequently lead to an increase in the hydrostatic pulmonary capillary pressure Thus as a result of
Pulmonary odema is a condition where there is accumulation of fluid in the lungs. There can be many underlying reasons that are associated with pulmonary edema. In fact based on the underlying factors pulmonary edema has been classified into Cardiogenic pulmonary oedema Non cardiogenic pulmonary edema. In cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, a heart failure will lead
When a patient is diagnosed with acute pulmonary edema, he must be given immediate medical aid. Some of the symptoms associated with acute pulmonary edema include shortness of breath with severe respiratory difficulty. The patient will appear to be suffocated and air hungry. Breathing will be labored and strenuous and cracking sounds will be coming
