Gas exchange in the adult respiratory distress syndrome.
The hypoxemia of ARDS may result from numerous and varied stresses to the system responsible for gas exchange in the lung. These may be both pulmonary and non-pulmonary in origin. A thorough understanding of all the factors involved is necessary to correctly interpret and treat these complex and critically ill patients.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002302:Cardiac Output; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy
D010100:Oxygen