ARDS

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adult respiratory distress syndrome

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• ARDS is not a specific disease; instead, it is a type of severe, acute lung dysfunction that is associated with a variety of diseases, such as pneumonia, shock, sepsis (a severe infection in the body) and trauma.
• Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top ARDS is a medical emergency.
• The incidence of ARDS is estimated to be > 30% with sepsis (see Ch.
• of Anaesthesiology Haderslev Hospital, Denmark ARDS is an abbreviation of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
• "ARDS is not a disease; it's a constellation of signs and symptoms.

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