The major pathologic or structural changes seen in the lungs with pulmonary edema include:
1) atelectasis.
2) bronchospasm.
3) high surface tension of alveolar fluids.
4) alveolar flooding.

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Pulmonary edema is characterized by alveolar flooding due to the accumulation of fluid in the alveoli, high surface tension of alveolar fluids which impairs gas exchange, and atelectasis, which is the collapse of part or all of a lung. Bronchospasm is not a primary feature of pulmonary edema but rather of conditions like asthma.

The Major Pathologic or Structural Changes Seen in the Lungs