Adult respiratory distress syndrome

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• Synonyms

  • Adult respiratory failure
  • Shock lung
  • Diffuse alveolar damage
  • Acute alveolar injury
  • Traumatic wet lungs
  • ARDS
  • Acute lung injury
  • ALI
  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome

• Causes

  • Pulmonary microvascular injury
  • Multiple transfusion
  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation
  • Cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Haemodialysis
  • Acute pancreatitis
  • Amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity
  • Fat embolus
  • Eclampsia

• Effects

  • Breathlessness
  • Restrictive pulmonary disease
  • Hypoxic respiratory failure
  • Acute hypoxia
  • Hypoalbuminaemia

• Parents

  • Pulmonary pathology

• Treatments

  • Human albumin solution