Claim: Respiratory insufficiency means fluid in the lungs and pulmonary edema means acute heart failure.
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Verdict: pulmonary oedema  means fluid in the lungs, and while it is most commonly caused by heart failure, other conditions can cause it. this fluid can then cause respiratory insufficiency, which again has other possible causes.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Dr Fergus Brown
Date published: 2023-05-10T00:00:00