As pulmonary edema progressively worsens, the fluid moves in which of the following sequences?

a. Peribronchial interstitial spaces, bronchi, trachea
b. Alveoli , bronchioles, bronchi
c. Bronchioles, bronchi, trachea
d. Pulmonary capillaries, alveoli, bronchioles


B
With severe pulmonary edema, the fluid would move progressively from the pulmonary vascular system (pulmonary capillaries), to the perivascular and peribronchial interstitial spaces, to the alveoli and bronchi, where the patient may cough it out.

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