Pulmonary Edema

The accumulation of fluid within the air gaps of lungs and parenchyma is called Pulmonary Edema. Congestive heart, poor heart function, abnormal condition of the valves in heart or heart attacks lead to high accumulation of blood in the blood vessel of the lungs which in turn results to the fluid to be pushed out from the blood vessels to the alveoli. Other causes that are responsible are lung infection, cocaine smoking, radiation and lung injury. In many cases kidney failure, brain surgery or bleeding in the brain may increase the fluid level in the blood vessels. Overdose of heroine or aspirin can also lead to this edema in lungs.