Top 6 Symptoms of Pulmonary Edema!

The Main Symptoms of Pulmonary Edema that everyone should be aware of. In addition,  Pulmonary Edema is swelling and/or accumulation of fluid in the lungs. Pulmonary edema causes damage to gas holes and can cause respiratory failure. It is due either to the inability of the heart to remove fluid from the circulation in the lung , or damage to the lung parenchyma (noncardiogenic pulmonary edema). So, check out  the Top 6 Symptoms of Pulmonary Edema:

Symptoms:  Depending on the cause, symptoms may appear suddenly or develop over time.

• Extreme shortness of breath or difficulty breathing (dyspnea), which gets worse when lying down
• Feeling of suffocation or drowning
• Anxiety and restlessness
• Cough  that produces sputum that may be accompanied by blood
• Chest pain, if the swelling is caused by heart disease
• cardiac arrhythmia
• If you develop any of these signs or symptoms, seek emergency medical help.
• Edema  can be fatal if left untreated.

Long-term symptoms of pulmonary edema:

• Having more shortness of breath than usual
• Difficulty breathing deeply
• Difficulty breathing when lying down
• wheezing
• Waking up at night breathless
• Rapid weight gain resulting from accumulation of fluid in the body, especially in the legs (sign of heart failure)
• Swelling in the lower extremities
• fatigue _

Symptoms of Pulmonary Edema at High Altitudes: 

• Headaches , which may be the first symptom
• Shortness of breath after physical exertion, which progresses to shortness of breath at rest
• Cough
• Difficulty climbing hills, which progresses to difficulty walking on flat surfaces
• Fever
• Cough that produces sputum that may be accompanied by blood
• cardiac arrhythmia
• chest discomfort

Treatments: Oxygen therapy is the first step in the treatment of this disease.
Oxygen is administered through a face mask or nasal cannula (a flexible plastic tube with two openings that carries oxygen to each nostril). Sometimes it may be necessary to help with breathing with a machine.