Negative-pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) occurs when a large, negative intrathoracic pressure is generated against an obstructed upper airway, causing fluid to shift into the lung interstitium.
Intraoperatively, she became dyspneic and hypoxic. She had labored breathing, tachycardia, scattered wheezes and hypotension. She had acute pulmonary edema, requiring endotracheal intubation. PA ...
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is an isolated lung growth surrounded by normal tissue. Most SPNs are benign (not cancerous) when they're diagnosed. However, some nodules can enlarge and change over ...