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== Clinical Summary ==
This 69-year-old male with well-controlled Type II diabetes mellitus presented with upper abdominal and lower chest pain of four hours duration and accompanied by shortness of breath and diaphoresis. An electrocardiogram revealed multiple premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). The hospital course was characterized by recurrent pulmonary edema and oliguria. The terminal event was cardiac arrest.
== Images ==
File:IPLab4PulmonaryCongestion7.jpg|This high-power photomicrograph illustrates the edema fluid within the alveoli (1) and the congestion (RBCs) in the alveolar capillaries (arrows).
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== Virtual Microscopy ==
=== Lung: Congestion and Edema ===
<peir-vm>IPLab4PulmonaryCongestion</peir-vm>
=== Normal Lung ===
<peir-vm>UAB-Histology-00107</peir-vm>
== Study Questions ==
Noninflammatory edema is caused by alterations in hemodynamic forces across the capillary wall (hemodynamic edema).</spoiler>
* Define the following:
* <spoiler text="What is the most common cause of pulmonary edema?">Left-sided heart failure.</spoiler>
== Additional Resources ==
=== Reference ===
* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/163062-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Heart Failure]
* [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/cardiovascular_disorders/heart_failure/heart_failure_hf.html Merck Manual: Heart Failure (HF)]
=== Journal Articles ===
* Welch TD, Yang EH, Reeder GS, Gersh BJ. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22664306 Modern management of acute myocardial infarction]. ''Curr Probl Cardiol'' 2012 Jul;37(7):237-310.
=== Images ===
* [{{SERVER}}/library/index.php?/tags/124-edema/27-lung PEIR Digital Library: Pulmonary Edema Images]
* [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNGIDX.html WebPath: Lung Pathology]
== Related IPLab Cases ==
* [[IPLab:Lab 1:Myocardial Infarction|Lab 1: Heart: Myocardial Infarction (Coagulative Necrosis)]]
* [[IPLab:Lab 3:Acute Myocardial Infarction|Lab 3: Heart: Acute Myocardial Infarction]]
* [[IPLab:Lab 3:Healed Myocardial Infarction|Lab 3: Heart: Healed Myocardial Infarction]]
* [[IPLab:Lab 4:Mural Thrombus|Lab 4: Heart: Mural Thrombus]]
* [[IPLab:Lab 4:Thrombosis|Lab 4: Coronary Artery: Thrombosis]]
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