Stillwater. Often referred to as the birthplace of Minnesota, Stillwater is nestled into the bluffs of the St. Croix River. Tourists enjoy the historic downtown's used bookstores, antique shops, restaurants, bed and breakfasts, historical sites and lumber mill heritage. East Metro.
However, if the lungs are filled with fluid, they cannot properly perform that task. In cases of pulmonary edema, the lungs cannot put oxygen into the bloodstream, and the rest of the body is deprived of oxygen. When doctors treat pulmonary edema, they work to remove the fluid from the patientâs lungs.
Now think of your lungs as just empty, like balloons. You breathe in, your lungs expand, they draw in air, and the air interacts with the inside surface of the lungs to exchange oxygen and CO2. There's a certain amount of surface area there. You can't measure it very easily, but just get an idea of it in your head, if you opened up a pair of lungs and laid them out flat on a table, like cutting up a paper bag to lay it out flat.