Pulmonary Edema is when liquids fill your lungs. It's caused by the left arterie failure.

There are 6 types of edema. Generalized edema, skin edema, peripheral edema, corneal edema, cerebral edema, pulmonary edema, myxedema and lymphedema.

Patients with pulmonary edema may undergo phlebotomy procedures to decrease their total blood volume.

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Flash pulmonary edema is a rapid onset edema that occurs in the lungs. Typically it is precipitated by a myocardial infarction or heart failure. Pulmonary edema is treated by treating the underlying cause which is most commonly some form of heart failure.