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CPAP for cardiogenic pulmonary edema
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Answer
In an alert patient with crackles from left-sided heart failure, CPAP reduces work of breathing and drives alveolar edema back into the capillaries. NRB or MDI alone does not correct hydrostatic edema; BVM if the patient can no longer ventilate adequately.
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