acute respiratory failure pulmonary edema https://www.malacards.org/card/pulmonary_edema DOID:11396 EFO:1001134 Accumulation of fluid in the lung tissues causing disturbance of the gas exchange that may lead to respiratory failure. It is caused by direct injury to the lung parenchyma or congestive heart failure. The symptoms may appear suddenly or gradually. Suddenly appearing symptoms include difficulty breathing, feeling of suffocation, and coughing associated with frothy sputum. Gradually appearing symptoms include difficulty breathing while lying in bed, shortness of breath during activity, and weight gain (in patients with congestive heart failure). MEDGEN:11026 UMLS:C0034063 MONDO:0006932 ICD10CM:J81 MESH:D011654 edema, pulmonary NCIT:C26868 MedDRA:10037375 SCTID:19242006