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Immersion pulmonary edema: drowning from the inside.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Moon, RE
Published in: Undersea Hyperb Med

Immersion pulmonary (IPE, also known as swimming-induced pulmonary edema, SIPE) is a condition in which pulmonary edema develops rapidly during a dive or vigorous swim. Symptoms include dyspnea and hemoptysis. Physical exam reveals typical signs of bilateral pulmonary edema, which can be confirmed radiographically or with bedside ultrasound.

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Published In

Undersea Hyperb Med

ISSN

1066-2936

Volume

46

Issue

5

Start / End Page

577 / 579

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Swimming
  • Pulmonary Edema
  • Physiology
  • Oceania
  • Humans
  • Drowning
  • Diving
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Moon, R. E. (n.d.). Immersion pulmonary edema: drowning from the inside. Undersea Hyperb Med, 46(5), 577–579.
Moon, Richard E. “Immersion pulmonary edema: drowning from the inside.Undersea Hyperb Med 46, no. 5 (n.d.): 577–79.
Moon RE. Immersion pulmonary edema: drowning from the inside. Undersea Hyperb Med. 46(5):577–9.
Moon, Richard E. “Immersion pulmonary edema: drowning from the inside.Undersea Hyperb Med, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 577–79.
Moon RE. Immersion pulmonary edema: drowning from the inside. Undersea Hyperb Med. 46(5):577–579.

Published In

Undersea Hyperb Med

ISSN

1066-2936

Volume

46

Issue

5

Start / End Page

577 / 579

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Swimming
  • Pulmonary Edema
  • Physiology
  • Oceania
  • Humans
  • Drowning
  • Diving
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences