ARDS PulmonologyChannel (Health/Respiratory_Disorders)
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Description: Information on the pathology of this syndrome.Acute respiratory distress syndrome... (ARDS) is sudden, lifethreatening lung failure. ARDS inflames the alveoli, causing them to fill with liquid and collapse. ARDS is a syndrome, not a specific disease. A variety of underlying, unrelated conditions, from bloodborne infections to major trauma, can cause the characteristic inflammation and accumulation of fluid (edema) in the alveoli
Specializes in: pulmonary disease pulmonology ard acute respiratory distress lung respiratory breathing disorder mechanical ventilation... alveoli