Which of the following conditions are associated with pulmonary edema due to increased hydrostatic pressure?
I.Left ventricular failure
II.Mitral valve insufficiency
III.Hypervolemia
IV.ARDS

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A common cause of hydrostatic pulmonary edema is left ventricular failure. Coronary artery disease may reduce blood flow to the left ventricular muscle, reducing the effectiveness of its pumping action. Blood then dams up in the left atrium and pulmonary circulation, increasing pulmonary capillary pressures. This type of edema is associated with a high PCWP, and is called cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Mitral valve stenosis, or narrowing of the mitral valve orifice, may also cause blood to dam up in the pulmonary capillaries and cause pulmonary edema. Overadministration of IV fluids may create hypervolemia, or fluid overload, with similar results.

Which of the Following Conditions Are Associated with Pulmonary Edema