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Pulmonary edema in an infant

2018-01-17 20:59:08
My child has been to the hospital twice and the came up with the diagnosis of respiratory failure pulmonary edema and petechiae and there saying that it was caused by suffocation which is not true is there something else that could have caused it please help
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Do ECG and ECHO also. Kindly chat and consult and then can guide

Answered2018-01-19 10:52:03

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