What are the clinical findings of pulmonary edema?

Several: Patients typically complain of shortness of breath, cough, or chest heaviness. On exam patients may be breathing rapidly with an elevated heart rate, there may be an abnormal finding listening to the chest called rales or crackles. This is similar to the sound of "rice crispies" cereal in milk, and finally there is chest xray abnormalities that indicate fluid in the lungs.

Findings...: The clinical findings in pulmonary edema include decreased oxygen level, lung crackles by auscultation, peripheral edema, dyspnea, fatigue, decreased appetite, edema on cxr, enlarged heart on cxr, engorged neck veins, etc.

Many: Pulmonary edema manifests as extreme shortness of breath (air hunger), fast breathing, low oxygen level on pulse oximetry, fast heart beat. On clinical exam one can hear.