Pulmonary edema after resection of a fourth ventricle tumor: Possible...

Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  March 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......phenomenon, known as neurogenic pulmonary edema, is unclear but may result...intravenous; NPE = neurogenic pulmonary edema; PaO^sub 2^ = partial...phenomenon, known as neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE), is poorly understood...

Respiratory Failure in the Neurological Patient: The Diagnosis of...

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing;  August 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Abstract: Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) is a potential complication of a central...these patients to prevent further complications. Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) is a condition commonly associated with...

Flash pulmonary edema in patients with chronic kidney disease and end...

Nephrology Nursing Journal;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the risk for development of flash pulmonary edema in patients with chronic kidney disease...Objectives 1. Identify causes of flash pulmonary edema that may occur in conjunction with...Recognize signs and symptoms of flash pulmonary edema. 3. Describe nursing measures that...

Regional pulmonary perfusion in patients with acute pulmonary edema

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  July 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......perfusion redistribution occurs in acute pulmonary edema in humans. Methods: We measured the...with ALI, 7 patients with non-ALI pulmonary edema, and 7 healthy subjects. Results...where >= 4 met our criterion for pulmonary edema). The mean partial pressure of oxygen...

pulmonary edema

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia;      285 words ......Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 pulmonary edema, fluid in lung tissues. It is often...of the pancreas, or kidney failure. Pulmonary edema also may follow a stroke, skull fracture...spaces of the lungs. The patient with pulmonary edema breathes quickly, shallowly, and with...

Scorpion sting envenomation presenting with pulmonary edema in adults: A...

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......development of myocarditis and the pulmonary edema in India.[2],[3],[4],[5] This is the...presentation of scorpion sting with pulmonary edema from the eastern part of Nepal having...two calendar years, presenting with pulmonary edema following scorpion sting. The patients...

Acute Pulmonary Edema and compression garments / In reply

Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  September 1, 1999 ;     358 words ......interest the Case Report entitled "Acute Pulmonary Edema Associated With Placement of Waist-Hi...patients treated similarly who developed pulmonary edema. I contend, however, that numerous...compression pattern. Within 2 hours, acute pulmonary edema developed, which responded to a ...

Unilateral pulmonary edema secondary to idiopathic rupture of mitral...

Southern Medical Journal;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...To the Editor: Pulmonary edema is an uncommon form of unilateral pulmonary infiltrate...in severe mitral regurgitation, and may cause pulmonary edema. Although unilateral pulmonary edema (UPE) secondary to mitral regurgitation has been...

Management of swimming-induced pulmonary edema.(Case Report)(Letter to the...

American Family Physician;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......was diagnosed with swimming-induced pulmonary edema (SIPE) and discharged. While the exact...increased cardiac output is known to cause pulmonary edema in racehorses, this increase is rarely...capillary membranes, thus resulting in pulmonary edema. In several documented cases of ...

RARE LUNG FLUID CASE TIED TO LICORICE BINGE

The Washington Post;  September 30, 1997 ;     312 words ......binge appears to be responsible for pulmonary edema -- swelling caused by excess fluid...normal. He was also found to have pulmonary edema, which cleared up after two days...adrenal hormone cortisol. At the time, pulmonary edema was reported as a side effect of the...

Protective Ventilation Strategies in the Management of Phosgene-Induced...

Military Medicine;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......warfare. It produces a life-threatening pulmonary edema within hours of exposure, to which...and ability to cause incapacitating pulmonary edema when inhaled, phosgene remains an...phosgene results in a fulminating pulmonary edema that is incapacitating and potentially...

Preshospital therapy for acute congestive heart failure: State of the art

Prehospital Emergency Care;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Correct diagnosis and treatment for pulmonary edema, the most common acute manifestation...patients. The pathogenesis of acute pulmonary edema (APE) is currently believed to arise...care; pathogenesis; diagnosis; acute pulmonary edema. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is...

Thiazolidinedione-Associated Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary...

Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......thiazolidinedione-associated congestive heart failure and pulmonary edema. We have observed 2 cases of acute pulmonary edema in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus...at rest, which culminated in acute pulmonary edema. Initial treatment with loop diuretics...

Relationship between mitral valve regurgitant flow and peripartum change...

Southern Medical Journal;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......with mitral regurgitation who had pulmonary edema soon after delivery, which likely...to the differential diagnosis when pulmonary edema occurs after delivery in patients...that were seen on x-ray films, and pulmonary edema developed soon after delivery. Discussion...

Postobstructive Pulmonary Edema.

American Family Physician;  July 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Pulmonary edema is a potentially life-threatening...well. Two forms of postobstructive pulmonary edema (POPE) have been identified. POPE...life threatening. Postobstructive pulmonary edema (POPE) is one of these conditions...