acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.
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ards::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adult respiratory distress syndrome, wet lung, white lung |
| Type of | respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness |
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Severe ALI is often referred to as acute respiratory distress syndrome or ARDS.
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In ARDS, the lungs become swollen with fluid and breathing becomes impossible.
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Until now little was known about the underlying immunological causes of ARDS.
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Some patients with ARDS develop lung scarring, which is associated with worse prognosis.
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For this method, ards were thus much more efficient than digging sticks.
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Most people are already in the hospital when they develop ARDS.
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Airborne SEB caused fatal ARDS in non-human primates.
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Two days later, he was diagnosed with ARDS.
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Thankfully the ARDS examiner Pat Blakeney did his best to put us at ease, even assuring us we could smile occasionally.
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- Adult respiratory distress syndrome: acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), also known as respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) or adult respiratory distress syndrome (in contrast with IRDS) is a serious reaction to various forms of injuries to the lung.
- Ards Borough Council is a district council in County Down, Northern Ireland with its headquarters in Newtownards. Other towns include Portaferry, Comber, and Donaghadee, and the population of the area is about 73,000.
- Ards was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.
- Advanced Remote Display Station, an early graphics terminal. Used a Tektronix storage tube and ran over phone lines. Common hookup was a Bell 202C modem, with 1200 baud computer to terminal and 150 baud terminal to computer. Some models had a joystick.
