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Descriptor English: Pulmonary Edema
Descriptor Spanish: Edema Pulmonar
Descriptor edema pulmonar
Entry term(s) congestión pulmonar
edema de pulmón
encharcamiento pulmonar
Scope note: Acumulación excesiva de líquido extravascular en el pulmón que indica la presencia de un trastorno o enfermedad subyacente grave. El edema pulmonar impide el eficiente INTERCAMBIO GASEOSO PULMONAR en los ALVÉOLOS PULMONARES y puede ser una amenaza para la vida. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Edema Pulmonar
Descriptor French: Oedème pulmonaire
Entry term(s): Edema, Pulmonary
Edemas, Pulmonary
Lung, Wet
Lungs, Wet
Pulmonary Edemas
Wet Lung
Wet Lungs
Tree number(s): C08.381.742
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011654
Scope note: Excessive accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lung, an indication of a serious underlying disease or disorder. Pulmonary edema prevents efficient PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE in the PULMONARY ALVEOLI, and can be life-threatening.
Annotation: entry term WET LUNG: in shock, consider also SHOCK LUNG see RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: WET LUNG was see RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT 1977-91; was WET LUNG SYNDROME see PULMONARY EDEMA 1975-76
Online Note: use RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT to search WET LUNG 1977-91; use PULMONARY EDEMA to search WET LUNG SYNDROME 1975-76
History Note: WET LUNG was see RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT 1977-91; was WET LUNG SYNDROME see PULMONARY EDEMA 1975-76
Entry Version: PULM EDEMA
DeCS ID: 12091
Unique ID: D011654
NLM Classification: WF 600
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Pulmonary Edema - Preferred
Concept UI M0018125
Scope note Excessive accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lung, an indication of a serious underlying disease or disorder. Pulmonary edema prevents efficient PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE in the PULMONARY ALVEOLI, and can be life-threatening.
Preferred term Pulmonary Edema
Entry term(s) Edema, Pulmonary
Edemas, Pulmonary
Lung, Wet
Lungs, Wet
Pulmonary Edemas
Wet Lung
Wet Lungs



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