Pulmonary edema in the renal failure patient.
A patient with chronic renal failure presenting to the emergency department with acute pulmonary edema has a true life-threatening emergency. Whereas conventional treatment modalities may prove useful, more unusual therapeutic measures may be necessary. A case is presented followed by useful recommendations for the emergency physician faced with such a patient.
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Division of Emergency Medicine, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL 60068.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis