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<i>PATHOPHYSIOLOGY</i>
<br/><b>Resorption of interstitial fluid @ night whilst supine =&gt;</b> <i>increased pulmonary venous &amp; capillary pressure =&gt; transudation of fluid into the interstitium =&gt; increased interstitial fluid =&gt; decreased lung compliance =&gt; increased work of breathing. </i>


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