Pulmonary edema primary prevention
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farnaz Khalighinejad, MD [2]
Overview
Primary Prevention
Cardiogenic pulmonary edmea
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema is due to heart-related illnesses. Primary prevention include:[1]
- Maintaining a healthy lifestyle
- Low salt diet
- Controlling hypertension
- Controling diabetes
Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema
- High-altitude pulmonary edema
- Effective measures for the primary prevention of altitude sickness include:[2]
- Avoiding alcohol ingestion
- High carbohydrate in diet
- Adequate hydration
- Vigorous exertion during the first few days at high altitude
- Oxygen Enrichment
- Druges
- Ibuprofen
- Acetazolamide
- Sumatriptan
- Sprinolactone
- Steroids
- Effective measures for the primary prevention of altitude sickness include:[2]
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome
- For more information about primary intervention in acute respiratory distress syndrome click here.
References
- ↑ Ware LB, Matthay MA (December 2005). "Clinical practice. Acute pulmonary edema". N. Engl. J. Med. 353 (26): 2788–96. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp052699. PMID 16382065.
- ↑ Taylor AT (January 2011). "High-altitude illnesses: physiology, risk factors, prevention, and treatment". Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2 (1): e0022. doi:10.5041/RMMJ.10022. PMC 3678789. PMID 23908794.