Monday, May 28, 2012
Advertisement

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Learning Center

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening lung condition that prevents enough oxygen from getting into the blood. See also: Infant respiratory distress syndrome
Source:ADAM
Date:January 18, 2008
Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), also called acute respiratory distress syndrome, is a type of lung (pulmonary) failure that may result from any disease that causes large amounts of fluid to collect in the lungs. ARDS is not itself a sp...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Advertisement
Copyright © 2005 - 2012 Healthline Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
Healthline is for informational purposes and should not be considered medical advice, diagnosis or treatment recommendations. more details