whats the major cause of fluid in the lungs?

Answer 1

To give definitive answers to this simplistic question may lead you down a wrong path. It depends on the context of the patient. Infection, poor cardiac output, lung or kidney disease, thyroid disease, liver failure all can have as a symptom "fluid in the lungs". A competent person would look at the big picture and what all is going on with the patient to give a reasonable answer.

Answer 2

congestive heart failure...people with this must take diuretics to keep the fluid from building up in their systems...if they dont they basically will drown once it has reached the lungs....it is treatable but not curable..its a life long thing to deal with once diagnosed with it...I have treated many with this that waited too long to call 911 where I have ended up intubating them to breath for them and give them drugs that will start pulling the fluid out of the lungs...all before getting to the hospital....

Answer 3

Cold of long duration, pneumonia, breathing of vapour in winter and lack of warmth for the body especially thoracic region.

Answer 4

Conjestive Heart Failure, It could also happen if your kidney's have shut down, at which point you'll need dialysis.

Answer 5

its the balance between the oncotic and hydrostatic pressures

Answer 6

pneumonia

Answer 7

drowning