10 Conditions That Affect the Lungs

4. Pulmonary Edema

Pulmonary edema occurs when an abnormal amount of fluid accumulates in the lung, primarily in the alveoli. This significantly impairs the lungs' ability to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen, eventually leading to respiratory failure. Some researchers recently created a computer program to help predict the risk of pulmonary edema in surgical patients. While the machine learning model was effective at doing so, more research is needed due to false positives and figuring out how to apply the machine learning model.