Fluid shift into the extravascular spaces of the lungs with accompanying dyspnea, coughing, and bloody, frothy sputum is indicative of
A) MI.
B) pulmonary edema.
C) angina pectoris.
D) malignant hypertension.

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Pulmonary edema is a condition of fluid shift into the extravascular spaces of the lungs.
Pulmonary edema is caused by left-sided heart failure, mitral valve disease, pulmonary embolism, systemic hypertension, arrhythmias, and renal failure. Head trauma, drug overdose, and exposure to high altitudes are other causes. Excessive fluid accumulates in the pulmonary tissue and air spaces of the lungs. The pulmonary circulation is overloaded with an excessive volume of blood (see Figure 10-25).

Fluid Shift into the Extravascular Spaces of the Lungs with Accompanying