Your doctor can make a preliminary diagnosis of pulmonary edema based on your signs and symptoms and the results of a physical exam electrocardiogram and chest x ray once your condition is more stable your doctor will ask questions about your medical history especially whether you have ever had cardiovascular or lung disease tests that may be done to diagnose pulmonary edema or to . Sildenafil is used as a preventive treatment for altitude induced pulmonary edema and pulmonary hypertension the mechanism of action is via phosphodiesterase inhibition which raises cgmp resulting in pulmonary arterial vasodilation and inhibition of smooth muscle cell proliferation. Pulmonary edema in the perioperative setting can result from multiple causes table 1 the incidence of all cause perioperative pulmonary edema in contemporary anesthesia and critical care is not known while pulmonary edema was listed among the 66 adverse outcome codes in the multicenter study of general anesthesia 1 the incidence of this outcome was not reported in results 2 the . A simple guide to pulmonary edema diagnosis treatment and related conditions a simple guide to medical conditions oct 29 2020 posted by alistair maclean media text id 111348981 online pdf ebook epub library a simple guide to pulmonary edema diagnosis treatment and related. The following laboratory tests are useful for diagnosing systemic causes of edema brain natriuretic peptide measurement for chf creatinine measure ment and urinalysis for renal disease and