Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Also known as: Adult respiratory distress syndrome; ARDS

Acute diffuse inflammatory lung injury with noncardiogenic pulmonary edema and hypoxemia.

Medical specialty: Pulmonology
Subspecialty: Pulmonology / Critical care
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected, equal; Children: yes, pediatric ARDS
Gene(s) involved: ACE, MYLK, NFE2L2, SFTPB, SFTPC

Etiology & mechanism

Alveolar-capillary barrier injury from sepsis, pneumonia, aspiration or trauma.

Gene(s) involved (5)

ACEMYLKNFE2L2SFTPBSFTPC

Symptoms & signs (6)

bilateral infiltratescrackleshypoxemiarespiratory failuresevere dyspneatachypnea

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