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==Symptoms==
===Acute Pulmonary Edema===
*[[Anxiety]]
*[[Cough]], particularly [[coughing up blood]] or bloody froth
*Difficulty [[breathing]]
*Excessive [[sweating]] or [[diaphoresis]]
*Feeling of "air hunger" or "[[drowning]]" (if this occurs suddenly, awakening the patient from [[sleep]] and causing the patient to sit up and catch their [[breath]], it's called "[[paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea]]")
*Grunting or gurgling sounds with [[breathing]]
*Pale or blue skin
*Blue or [[cyanotic]] lips
*[[Restlessness]]
*[[Shortness of breath]]
*[[Shortness of breath]] when lying down ([[orthopnea]])
*[[Wheezing]]


===Chronic Pulmonary Edema===
If [[pulmonary edema]] develops gradually, there may be symptoms of fluid overload:
*Ankle or [[pedal edema]] (swelling of the legs, generally of the "pitting" variety, where the skin is slow to return to normal when pressed upon)
*[[Nocturia]] (frequent urination at night)
*[[Orthopnea]] (inability to lie down flat due to breathlessness)
*[[Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea]] (episodes of severe sudden breathlessness at night)


==References==
==References==

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Symptoms

Acute Pulmonary Edema

Chronic Pulmonary Edema

If pulmonary edema develops gradually, there may be symptoms of fluid overload:

  • Ankle or pedal edema (swelling of the legs, generally of the "pitting" variety, where the skin is slow to return to normal when pressed upon)
  • Nocturia (frequent urination at night)
  • Orthopnea (inability to lie down flat due to breathlessness)
  • Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (episodes of severe sudden breathlessness at night)

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