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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
What is ARDS?
Acute (Adult) Respiratory Distress Syndrome is a critical and sometimes fatal condition in which the lungs become inflamed and fluid accumulates in the alveoli, where gas exchange actually occurs. ...
Treatment:
There is no known cure for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. ... If respiratory distress is a clear diagnosis, the patient should be intubated immediately. ... 5 to 75 cases per 100,000 people, and the most accepted rate seems to be 150,000 people per year acquire the syndrome in the United States.
Approximate Word count = 1265 Approximate Pages = 5.1 (250 words per page double spaced)
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