NEUROGENIC PULMONARY EDEMA

Course overview

NEUROGENIC PULMONARY EDEMA (NPE) IS A CLINICAL CONDITION ARISES AS ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS TAKING PLACE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SEVERE NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE/INJURY. BY DEFINITION, THIS CONDITION INCORPORATES A CLINICAL PICTURE OF A LARGE ACCUMULATION OF EXTRA-VASCULAR PULMONARY FLUID, OF ACUTE ONSET, ALWAYS IN THE IMMEDIATE OUTCOME OF SERIOUS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) LESIONS, MOSTLY THE BRAINSTEM. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND PRESENTATION OF NEUROGENIC PULMONARY EDEMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.