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Bookmark or Share- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - MSD ManualsAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a medical emergency. It may occur in people who already have lung disease or in those with previously normal lungs. ARDS is divided into 3 categories: mild, moderate, and severe. The category is determined by comparing the level of oxygen in the blood with the amount of oxygen that needs to be given ...
- What Is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? - NHLBI, NIHAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a serious lung condition that causes low blood oxygen. People who develop ARDS are usually ill due to another disease or a major injury. In ARDS, fluid builds up inside the tiny air sacs of the lungs, and surfactant breaks down.
- ARDS - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs when lung swelling causes fluid to build up in the tiny elastic air sacs in the lungs. These air sacs, called alveoli, have a protective membrane, but lung swelling damages that membrane.
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - StatPearls - NCBI BookshelfAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening condition characterized by poor oxygenation and non-compliant or "stiff" lungs. The disorder is associated with capillary endothelial injury and diffuse alveolar damage.
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - WebMDAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a condition that causes fluid to build up in your lungs so oxygen can’t get to your organs. Fluid leaks from small blood vessels and collects...
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