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What is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? – Video
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- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is lung inflammation that leads to lung injury.
- The inflammation occurs in the pulmonary alveoli and capillaries.
- ARDS may be caused via an ischemic gut as it transfers an inflammatory cascade through the heart to the lungs.
- ARDS damages type II alveolar cells, which results in decreased diffusion and surfactant production.
- Fibrosis is a later effect of ARDS, resulting in a permanent thickening of the alveolar-capillary membrane.
- The effects of ARDS can cause acute respiratory failure.
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