{"id":797,"date":"2017-09-07T17:52:33","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T17:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiophile.blog\/?p=797"},"modified":"2017-09-07T17:52:33","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T17:52:33","slug":"what-is-pulmonary-edema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/general\/what-is-pulmonary-edema\/","title":{"rendered":"What is pulmonary edema?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aBbqK9VOOXU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">What is pulmonary edema?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-813\" src=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/pulmonary-edema.jpg\" alt=\"pulmonary edema\" width=\"212\" height=\"228\" \/><br \/>\nPulmonary edema is collection of fluid within the lungs. This is different from pleural effusion, which is collection of fluid between the inner and outer coverings of the lung. The most important cause of pulmonary edema is heart failure, specifically, failure of the left ventricle, lower muscular chamber which pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. Pulmonary edema can also occur when there is fluid overload in the body as in kidney failure.<\/p>\n<p>Other causes of pulmonary edema are obstruction to the mitral valve, obstruction to the blood vessels draining oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium and increased permeability of the small blood vessels of the lungs (noncardiogenic pulmonary edema &#8211; e.g. adult respiratory distress syndrome or ARDS).<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Glossary<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Left ventricle:<\/span> Left lower muscular chamber of the heart which pumps oxygenated blood to the body<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Left atrium:<\/span> Left upper chamber of the heart which receives oxygenated blood from the lungs<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mitral valve:<\/span> Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Pulmonary veins:<\/span> Blood vessels draining oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is pulmonary edema? 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