The abnormal accumulation of extravascular fluid, pulmonary edema settles in the lung interstitium and alveoli. There, it ...

causing a swelling effect called edema. It’s a clear sign that the heart is weak and cardiac arrest may be imminent. While the legs and feet are usually first to show swelling — due to gravity ...

Pulmonary rales signify pulmonary edema. Performance of an echocardiogram may be indicated if cardiac compromise is suspected. [4] There have been five documented cases of maternal death ...

(Hurst’s the Heart; 2017;47;25b.) Hypotension, flash pulmonary edema and shock can also occur. In chronic aortic regurgitation, visible cardiac and arterial pulsations are common due to the ...

dyspnea and eventually edema. The symptoms are similar regardless of the etiology of the heart disease, and reflect either impaired cardiac output or fluid retention. Symptoms are important in ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Diastolic dysfunction is a heart condition that happens when there is a “stiffening” of the major pumping chambers of the organ (ventricles). This stiffness ...

Discontinue if jaundice, abnormal liver function, hypercalcemia, or edema occurs. Monitor liver function, hemoglobin, hematocrit, cholesterol, urine and serum calcium. Preexisting cardiac ...

which can cause cardiac arrest. In cases of phosphorus or sodium deficiency, severe imbalance in brain fluids occurs, leading to cerebral edema, intracranial pressure, and death. During starvation ...