By which symptoms do I recognize pulmonary edema? | Pulmonary Edema

By which symptoms do I recognize pulmonary edema?

There are specific, physical symptoms that indicate pulmonary edema. Their severity depends on the stage of the pulmonary edema and also varies from patient to patient.Among the most common, important symptoms are shortness of breath, also known as “dyspnoea” in the technical terminology. The patient cannot breathe properly and accordingly suffers from a lack of oxygen, which he or she tries to compensate for by breathing quickly.

This can also result in an increased, loud breathing noise. If the pulmonary edema was caused by heart failure, this symptomatology is also known as “cardiac asthma“. Pulmonary edema is accompanied by increased coughing.

This is due to the accumulation of fluid in the lungs, which causes a persistent coughing sensation in order to remove the fluid that hinders oxygen exchange from the alveoli. The “sputum”, i.e. the mucus coughed up from the lungs, is often foamy or bloody. The color is aptly described as “flesh-colored”.

Tachycardia. Cyanosis, a bluish discoloration of the skin, lips and tongue. Inner restlessness up to the fear of death.

A detailed explanation of the symptoms can be found under: By these symptoms you can recognize water in the lungs.

• The shortness of breath, also called “dyspnoea” in the technical terminology. The patient cannot breathe properly and accordingly suffers from a lack of oxygen, which he tries to compensate for by breathing quickly.
• This can also result in an increased, loud breathing noise.

  If the pulmonary edema was caused by heart failure, this symptomatology is also known as “cardiac asthma“.

• In pulmonary edema, coughing is more frequent. This is due to the accumulation of fluid in the lungs, which causes a persistent coughing irritation in order to remove the fluid that hinders oxygen exchange from the alveoli.
• The “sputum”, i.e. the mucus that is coughed up from the lungs, is often foamy or bloody. The color is aptly described as “flesh-colored”.
• Tachycardia.
• Cyanosis, i.e. bluish discoloration of the skin, lips and tongue.
• Inner restlessness up to the fear of death.