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    what is "butterfly oedema" on the lungs

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    Butterfly oedema = Pulmonary oedema, it's a condition when fluids accumulate in the lung space, and this may lead to disruption in gas exchange inside the lung (breathing) and even to breathing failure.


    you can read more in the links I found:


    http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_vii/a/alveolar_oedema.aspx


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_edema


     


     


     


     



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