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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis== | |||
Some patients may need to use a breathing machine for a long time, which may lead to damage to [[lung]] [[tissue]]. | |||
[[Kidney failure]] and damage to other major [[organs]] may occur if [[blood]] and [[oxygen]] flow are not restored promptly. If not treated, this [[condition]] can be [[fatal]]. | |||
If left untreated, acute pulmonary edema can lead to [[coma]] and even death, generally due to its main complication of [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]]. | If left untreated, acute pulmonary edema can lead to [[coma]] and even death, generally due to its main complication of [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Some patients may need to use a breathing machine for a long time, which may lead to damage to lung tissue.
Kidney failure and damage to other major organs may occur if blood and oxygen flow are not restored promptly. If not treated, this condition can be fatal.
If left untreated, acute pulmonary edema can lead to coma and even death, generally due to its main complication of hypoxia.