Acute respiratory distress syndrome: an overview for physician assistants.
An acute, diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) affects up to 10% of patients in the ICU and leads to multiorgan failure and death in nearly half the patients affected. This article reviews the causes, signs and symptoms, and treatment of ARDS.
Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital, PA Program, USA.
Anita
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Hariprashad
Denise
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Rizzolo
D006801:Humans; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000193:education; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*