Unilateral pulmonary edema

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Unilateral pulmonary oedema ~~represent~~represents only 2% of cardiogenic pulmonary oedema with predilection for the right upper lobe and is strongly associated with severe mitral regurgitation ^{1, 2}. It is hypothesised that the regurgitation jet is directed towards the right superior pulmonary vein thus preferentially increasing the hydrostatic pressure in the right upper lobe ³.

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Unilateral oedema with ipsilateral pathology ⁴:

severe mitral valve regurgitation
positioning
re-expansion pulmonary oedema
pulmonary vein occlusion
congenital or surgical right-to-left shunt (e.g. Blalock-Taussig shunt)

Unilateral oedema with perfusion abnormality in the contralateral lung ⁴:

unilateral pulmonary embolism
unilateral hypoplasia of pulmonary artery
Swyer-James syndrome
unilateral emphysema/bullae

-<p><strong>Unilateral pulmonary oedema </strong>represent only 2% of cardiogenic pulmonary oedema with predilection for the right upper lobe and is strongly associated with severe mitral regurgitation <sup>1, 2</sup>. It is hypothesised that the regurgitation jet is directed towards the right superior pulmonary vein thus preferentially increasing the hydrostatic pressure in the right upper lobe <sup>3</sup>. </p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Aetiology</h5><p>Unilateral oedema with ipsilateral pathology <sup>4</sup>:</p><ul>
+<p><strong>Unilateral pulmonary oedema </strong>represents only 2% of cardiogenic pulmonary oedema with predilection for the right upper lobe and is strongly associated with severe mitral regurgitation <sup>1, 2</sup>. It is hypothesised that the regurgitation jet is directed towards the right superior pulmonary vein thus preferentially increasing the hydrostatic pressure in the right upper lobe <sup>3</sup>. </p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Aetiology</h5><p>Unilateral oedema with ipsilateral pathology <sup>4</sup>:</p><ul>

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Unilateral pulmonary edema

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