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Pulmonary edema classification
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Pulmonary edema can be classified on the basis of etiology into 2 subtypes, including cardiogenic pulmonary edema (left ventricular failure, myocardial infarction, left ventricle hypertrophy cardiomyopathy) and, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema (high altitude pulmonary edema, neurogenic pulmonary edema, reperfusion pulmonary edema, re-expansion pulmonary edema)
Classification
Classification
Pulmonary edema may be classified according to etiology into 2 groups:
- Cardiogenic pulmonary edema, which can be secondary to:[1]
- Left ventricular failure
- Dysrhythmia
- Left ventricular hypertrophy cardiomyopathy
- Volume overload
- Myocardial Infarction
- Left ventricular outflow obstruction
- Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema which can be secondary to:[2]
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
- High altitude pulmonary edema
- Neurogenic pulmonary edema
- Reperfusion pulmonary edema
- Re-expansion pulmonary edema
- Others(opioid overdose, salicylate toxicity, viral infections) ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ
Pulmonary edema ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂCardiogenic ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂNon-cardiogenic ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂLV failure ÂDysrhythmia ÂLV hypertrophy and cardiomyopathy ÂÂÂVolume overload ÂMyocardial Infarction ÂLV outflow obstruction ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂDirect injury to lung ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂHematogenous injury to lung ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂLung injury plus elevated hydrostatic pressure ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂChest trauma,pulmonary contusion ÂAspiration ÂSmoke inhalation ÂÂÂPneumonia ÂOxygen toxicity ÂPulmonary embolism,reperfusion ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂHigh altitude pulmonary edema ÂNeurogenic pulmonary edema ÂReexpansion pulmonary edema ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂSepsis ÂPancreatitis ÂNonthoracic trauma ÂMultiple transfusions ÂIntravenous drug use. e.g. heroin ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂReferences
- ↑ Attias D, Mansencal N, Auvert B, Vieillard-Baron A, Delos A, Lacombe P, N’Guetta R, Jardin F, Dubourg O (2010). “Prevalence, characteristics, and outcomes of patients presenting with cardiogenic unilateral pulmonary edema”. Circulation. 122 (11): 1109–15. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.934950. PMID 20805429.
- ↑ Calenoff L, Kruglik GD, Woodruff A (1978). “Unilateral pulmonary edema”. Radiology. 126 (1): 19–24. doi:10.1148/126.1.19. PMID 619405.
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