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What does ARDS stand for?

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome


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NHS Ayrshire and Arran recommended that she received a highlyspecialised procedure known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (Ecmo) for her symptoms of adult respiratory distress syndrome.
She has adult respiratory distress syndrome and needs to be on a ECMO machine which oxygenates her blood outside her body.
Ms Pentleton suffered a rare and severe reaction to the swine flu virus and is being treated for adult respiratory distress syndrome at Karolinska University Hospital where her condition is "stable but still critical".
In 1994, after being felled by adult respiratory distress syndrome, Huneck awoke from months in a coma, during which he says he communed with his Blackfoot Indian ancestors.
The court heard Mr Siddique had died from multi-organ failure as a result of severe adult respiratory distress syndrome and scepsis.
New chapters explore key topics such as ventilatory management for obstructive pulmonary disease, adult respiratory distress syndrome, NIPPV, tracheal gas insufflation, prone positioning, and liquid ventilation.
Vascular leak contributes to morbidity and mortality in numerous diseases including adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), multiple sclerosis, trauma, strokes and heart attacks.
Within hours of the operation he developed pneumonia which caused adult respiratory distress syndrome.

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