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A syndrome characterized by progressive life-threatening RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY in the absence of known LUNG DISEASES, usually following a systemic insult such as surgery or major TRAUMA.
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- Shock Lung
- Distress Syndrome, Respiratory
- Distress Syndromes, Respiratory
- Lung, Shock
- Respiratory Distress Syndromes
- Syndrome, Respiratory Distress
- ARDS, Human
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Pediatric Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pediatric
- Human ARDS
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN is also available; do not confuse with SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
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2021(1977)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012128. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012128
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_respiratory_distress_syndrome
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q344873