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Acute pulmonary edema

Signs and Symptoms

Dyspnea; orthopnea; coughing; tachycardia; tachypnea; crackles; jugular vein distention; diastolic gallop; cyanosis; confusion; frothy, bloody sputum; cold, clammy skin

Treatment (Tx)

Oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, diuretics, cardiac glycosides, antiarrhythmics, vasodilators, morphine

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)
  • Author(s): Springhouse
  • Year of Publication: 2005
  • Copyright Details: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), Copyright © 2005 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Copyright Details: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), Copyright © 2008 Williams & Wilkins.

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More About This Book:
Title: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)
Authors: Springhouse
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 2005
ISBN: 1-58255-370-X

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