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| ==Pathology and Case Report==
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| ===Clinical Summary===
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| A 69-year-old male with well-controlled Type I [[diabetes mellitus]] (insulin-dependent) presented with upper abdominal and lower [[chest pain]] of four hours duration and accompanied by [[shortness of breath]] and [[diaphoresis]].
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| An [[electrocardiogram]] revealed multiple [[premature ventricular contraction]]s (PVCs).
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| The hospital course was characterized by recurrent [[pulmonary edema]] and [[oliguria]].
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| The terminal event was [[cardiac arrest]].
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| ===Autopsy Study===
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| Significant findings at postmortem examination were old and recent [[myocardial infarction]]s and evidence of [[congestive heart failure]].
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| The right and left lungs weighed 950 grams and 750 grams, respectively, and were reddish-brown.
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| ===Histopathological Findings===
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| [http://www.peir.net Images courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology]
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| Image:Pulmonary edema case 1.1.jpg|This is a gross photograph of lungs that are distended and red. The reddish coloration of the tissue is due to congestion. Some normal pink lung tissue is seen at the edges of the lungs (arrows).
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| Image:Pulmonary edema case 1.2.jpg|This is a gross photograph of lung demonstrating acute pulmonary congestion and edema. A frothy exudate fills the bronchus (arrow).
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| Image:Pulmonary edema case 1.3.jpg|This gross photograph demonstrates the frothy exudate that is being extruded from the lung tissue.
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| Image:Pulmonary edema case 1.4.jpg|This is a low-power photomicrograph of lung from this case. The lung section has a pale-red color indicating proteinaceous material within the lung.
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| Image:Pulmonary edema case 1.5.jpg|This is a higher-power photomicrograph of lung. The edema fluid within the alveoli is visible at this higher magnification (arrows). The thickened pleura (1) is on the left.
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| Image:Pulmonary edema case 1.6.jpg|This is a higher-power photomicrograph showing edema-filled alveoli in the right portion of this section (arrows).
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| Image:Pulmonary edema case 1.7.jpg|This high-power photomicrograph illustrates the edema fluid within the alveoli (1) and the congestion (RBCs) in the alveolar capillaries (arrows).
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist|2}}
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| ==See also==
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| *[[High Altitude Pulmonary Edema]]
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| *[[Myocardial infarction]]
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