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acute respiratory distress syndrome [1 record]

Record 1 2021-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Respiratory System
CONT

Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a type of respiratory (lung) failure resulting from many different disorders that cause fluid to accumulate in the lungs and oxygen levels in the blood to be too low.

OBS

adult respiratory distress syndrome: Before 1992, the acronym ARDS represented the adult respiratory distress syndrome. The American-European Consensus Committee on ARDS standardized the definition... in 1994 and renamed it acute rather than adult respiratory distress syndrome because it occurs at all ages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Appareil respiratoire
CONT

Le syndrome de détresse respiratoire aiguë est un type d'insuffisance respiratoire (pulmonaire) qui résulte de nombreuses anomalies différentes responsables de l'accumulation de liquide dans les poumons et d'une réduction excessive de l'oxygène dans le sang.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Aparato respiratorio
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