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by Anonymous on July 14th, 2005

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What is pulmonary edema?

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  • by Alatea on February 9th, 2006

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    Severe state of increased fluid within the lung, leading to flooding of the alveoli; often result of ineffective pump function of the heart, but noncardiac causes also exist.

    A condition in which there is a fluid accumulation in the lungs caused by an incorrectly functioning heart.


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