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==Overview==
==Overview==
==Pathophysiology==
When a patient lies flat, pulmonary and venous pressure increases due to increase in venous return to the [[lung]]s.
When a patient lies flat, pulmonary and venous pressure increases due to increase in venous return to the lungs.
==References==
==References==
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