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A Rare Case Of Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema, Talal Alzahrani, Kelly Zhang, Angela Ryan, Yasir Alfi, Jeffrey Zweig
A Rare Case Of Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema, Talal Alzahrani, Kelly Zhang, Angela Ryan, Yasir Alfi, Jeffrey Zweig
GW Research Days 2015
INTRODUCTION:
Nephrotic syndrome is identified by a significant proteinuria more than 3.5 g/day, hypoalbuminemia less than 3.5 g/dl, and peripheral edema. It associated with risks of thrombosis, infection, and hyperlipidemia due to loss of plasma protein. Several studies have shown patients with nephrotic syndrome do not develop non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. However, we report a case of nephrotic syndrome caused by diabetic nephropathy and presented with non-cariogenic pulmonary edema.
CASE REPORT:
A 37-year old man with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, Charcot foot, who presented with dyspnea, orthopnea, and non-productive cough for two days. He had been …