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A critical appraisal of the morphine in the acute pulmonary edema: real or real uncertain?

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Acute heart failure (AHF) is the leading cause of hospitalization and consultation in hospital emergency department (ED) in industrialized nations (1,2), and its prevalence increases with age (1). For many… Click to show full abstract

Acute heart failure (AHF) is the leading cause of hospitalization and consultation in hospital emergency department (ED) in industrialized nations (1,2), and its prevalence increases with age (1). For many physicians, acute pulmonary edema (APE) is the real clinical presentation of AHF; typically, signs and symptoms develop rapidly and patients demonstrate severe respiratory distress with tachypnea, orthopnea, and pulmonary congestion (3).

Keywords: morphine acute; pulmonary edema; critical appraisal; acute pulmonary; appraisal morphine

Journal Title: Journal of thoracic disease
Year Published: 2017

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