Abstract
There are two categories of pulmonary edema: edema caused by increased capillary pressure (hydrostatic or cardiogenic edema) and edema caused by increased capillary permeability (noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, or acute respiratory distress syndrome [ARDS]). This review focuses on noncardiogenic pulmonary edema and describes the general approach to patients with suspected pulmonary edema. The pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema are reviewed. Miscellaneous causes of pulmonary edema are discussed, including neurologic insults, exposure to high altitude, reexpansion of a collapsed lung, lung transplantation, upper airway obstruction, drugs, and lung resection. Figures include chest scans showing pulmonary edema and noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, an illustration of the differences between cardiogenic and noncardiogenic edema, and a chart comparing lung mechanics and other variables in experimental models of cardiogenic pulmonary edema and noncardiogenic edema. Tables show clinical characteristics of patients with noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, the definition of ARDS, causes of ARDS, and treatments for ARDS that do not involve ventilation. This review contains 3 figures, 9 tables, and 55 references. Key words: acute respiratory distress syndrome, diffuse alveolar damage, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, pulmonary edema
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