Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ARDS There is lung injury manifested as increased perme­ability of alveolar capillary membrane, diffuse alveo­lar damage, proteinaceous pulmonary edema. Age: ARDS or Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome may occur in children or adults. Syndrome characterized by abrupt onset of diffuse lung injury with severe hypoxemia and bilateral...