Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due to Central Nervous System Lesions
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Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical entity which occurs as a result of damage sustained by the alveoli which are the units ensuring gas exchange in the lungs and by the capillary bed surrounding them. It is the common result of direct or indirect damage to the alveolocapillary membrane rather than a disease. presenting with inflammation of the pulmonary parenchyma. decrease of lung compliance related to the increase of permeablitiy. serious hypoxemia and widespread infiltration on pulmonary X-rays.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007