Adult respiratory distress syndrome

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

acute respiratory failure, congestive atelectasis, posttraumatic respiratory insufficiency, shock lung, traumatic lung, wet lung

See for

ARDS

Broader Terms

respiratory insufficiency /failure, syndrome

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Adult respiratory distress syndrome is a breakdown in the function of the lungs that comes on suddenly.
•  : Although adult respiratory distress syndrome is an important early complication of blunt trauma, the epidemiology and risk factors for its development remain poorly defined.
• Alveolar fluid neutrophil elastase activity in the adult respiratory distress syndrome is complexed to alpha-2-macroglobulin.
• Adult respiratory distress syndrome is somewhat similar to infant respiratory distress syndrome, but its causes and treatments are different.
• Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome Topics [General] [General] Adult respiratory distress syndrome: Respiratory failure c 400 aused by various acute pulmonary injuries and characterized by noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, respiratory distress, and hypoxemia.
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Synonyms: Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); Acute lung injury (ALI).
• Table of Contents Definition Incidence Etiology Pathophysiology Clinical Manifestations Diagnosis Treatment Prognosis Conclusions References The term Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), was first introduced by Ashbaugh and Petty more than two decades ago.
• 2,5,6 Definitions of ARDS Before 1992, the acronym ARDS represented the adult respiratory distress syndrome.
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