Pulmonary edema grading

Last revised by Craig Hacking on 30 Jun 2020

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Hacking C, Knipe H, et al. Pulmonary edema grading. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1940

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1940

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/1940

rID:

1940

Article created:

2 May 2008, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

30 Jun 2020, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

4 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

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Classifications

Tags:

lungs, refs, cases

Synonyms:

Pulmonary oedema grade
Grading of pulmonary oedema

One pulmonary edema grading based on chest radiograph appearances and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) is as follows:

grade 0: normal chest radiograph, PCWP 8-12 mmHg
grade 1: shows evidence of upper lobe diversion on a chest radiograph, PCWP 13-18 mmHg
grade 2: shows interstitial edema on a chest radiograph, PCWP 19-25 mmHg
grade 3: shows alveolar edema on a chest radiograph, PCWP >25 mmHg