Pulmonary edema is an abnormal accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lung parenchyma leading to diminished gas exchange at the alveolar level. The accumulation of fluids in the lungs may be delayed in onset up to 24 to 72 hours after exposure to toxic compound (Toxnet, 2013; Malek R and Soufi S, 2023)
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
- Its etiology is either due to a cardiogenic process with the inability to remove sufficient blood away from the pulmonary circulation or non-cardiogenic precipitated by injury to the lung parenchyma.
- Cardiogenic or volume-overload pulmonary edema arises due to a rapid . . .
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