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==Cardiac Catheterization==
Insertion of a [[pulmonary arterial catheter]] (a.k.a. a [[Swan-Ganz catheter]]) may be required to distinguish between the two main forms of pulmonary edema and to help guide management<ref name=Ware/>.  In patients with cardiogenic pulmonary edema the pulmonary artery pressure will be elevated. Among patients with non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema the wedge pressure will not be elevated.

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