What are the typical symptoms of acute pulmonary edema?

Typical symptoms of acute pulmonary edema are sudden severe dyspnea, a marked increase in respiratory rate, which can reach 30 to 40 breaths per minute, forced sitting, pale complexion, cyanotic lips, profuse sweating, restlessness, accompanied by frequent coughing, pink foamy sputum, and severe changes in consciousness due to cerebral hypoxia, such as confusion or delirium. If the condition does not ease, blood pressure can continue to drop, showing the performance of shock. Acute pulmonary edema once shown, need to be treated in time, generally can be used oxygen, sedation, diuresis, cardiotonic, coronary expansion and other active rescue.