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Pulmonary Edema

Fluid accumulation in the lungs causing breathing difficulty, either from heart disease or other causes.

Key Facts

  • Two types: cardiogenic (heart failure/CHF) and non-cardiogenic (NCPE)
  • NCPE caused by direct damage to lung blood vessels from inflammation, sepsis, or trauma
  • Signs: breathlessness, rapid/difficult breathing, worsens when lying down
  • Small breed dogs with CHF usually have loud heart murmur
  • NCPE does NOT respond to diuretics (unlike CHF)
  • Chest X-rays confirm fluid; additional imaging may distinguish type
  • Oxygen supplementation and treating primary illness are key for NCPE

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Related Conditions

Heart DiseaseCondition

— cardiogenic cause

Patent Ductus ArteriosusCondition

Increased pulmonary venous pressure from the shunt causes fluid to leak into the lungs.

Symptoms

DyspneaSymptom

— primary symptom

Treatments

Fluid TherapyTreatment

— careful monitoring needed

Source Articles (2)

Non Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema In Dogs And CatsPatent Ductus Arteriosus In Dogs And Cats

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Cardiac

Respiratory

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