See ARDS.

Acronym that stands for a disorder known as or Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. In ARDS there is respiratory failure of sudden (acute) onset due to the rapid accumulation of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema) following an abrupt increase in the permeability of the normal barrier between the capillaries and the air sacs in the lungs. ARDS is t [..]

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome - when the lungs do not work sufficiently leading to rapid and shallow breathing.

(n) acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corros [..]

– acute respiratory distress syndrome

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.

<respiratory medicine, syndrome> A clinical syndrome that includes pulmonary insufficiency. It is a descriptive term that is applied to a variety of diffuse infiltrative processes in the lung. Manifestations include severe shortness of breath, rapid breathing and arterial hypoxaemia (low oxygen). Chest X-ray shows bilateral diffuse infiltrate [..]