title: Gas exchange in the adult respiratory distress syndrome.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen