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Definition
Acute pulmonary edema
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Answer
Fluid flooding the alveoli—often from left-sided heart failure—producing orthopnea and bilateral basilar crackles. Distinguish from pneumonia (more infectious/focal picture) and from emphysema or PE without wet bases.
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