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lungs, respiratory system, non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, increased-permeability pulmonary edema, stiff lung, shock lung, adult respiratory distress syndrome, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute respiratory distress syndrome, ards, life-threatening condition, inflammation, the lungs, accumulation of fluid, in the air sacs, alveoli, leads to low blood oxygen levels, shares some similarities, infant respiratory distress syndrome, its causes, treatments, different, ards, medical emergency, major lung inflammation, injury, common causes, pneumonia, septic shock, trauma, aspiration of vomit, chemical inhalation, ards develops, inflammation, injury, lung, a buildup of fluid, in the air sacs, fluid inhibits the passage of oxygen, air, bloodstream, fluid buildup also makes the lungs heavy, stiff, lungs' ability to expand is severely decreased, blood concentration of oxygen, remain dangerously low in spite of supplemental oxygen delivered by a mechanical ventilator, breathing machine, an endotracheal tube, breathing tube, patients, require care in an intensive care unit, icu, develop, 24 to 48 hours, the original injury, illness, ards often occurs, the failure of other organ systems, liver, kidneys, cigarette smoking a risk factor, shortness of breath, labored, rapid breathing, low blood pressure, shock, low blood pressure accompanied by organ failure, persons, ards, sick they, unable to complain of symptoms, chest auscultation, examination, a stethoscope, reveals abnormal breath sounds, crackles that suggest fluid, in the lungs, the blood pressure is low, cyanosis, blue skin, lips, nails, lack of oxygen, tissues, tests used, in the diagnosis of ards, chest x-ray, arterial blood gas, cbc, blood chemistries, evaluation, infections, cultures, analysis of sputum specimens, occasionally an echocardiogram, heart ultrasound, swan-ganz catheterization, exclude congestive heart failure, similar chest x-ray appearance to ards, objective of treatment, provide enough support, the failing respiratory system, systems, systems have time to heal, the underlying condition that caused ards is essential, main supportive treatment, the failing respiratory system in ards is mechanical ventilation, a breathing machine, to deliver high doses of oxygen, a continuous level of pressure, peep, positive end-expiratory pressure, damaged lungs, high pressures, breathing machine settings required to treat ards often, require that the patient be deeply sedated, medications, treatment is continued, patient is well enough to breathe on own, medications needed to treat infections, reduce inflammation, eliminate fluid, lungs, many family members of people, ards, under extreme stress, alleviated by joining support groups where members share common experiences, lung disease, support group, death rate in ards is approximately 20-30%, survivors, recover normal lung function, many individuals suffer permanent lung damage, range from mild to severe, who survive ards suffer memory loss, thinking after they recover, related to brain damage, reduced access to oxygen the lungs were malfunctioning, multiple organ system failure, pulmonary fibrosis, ventilator-associated pneumonia, lungs, high ventilator settings required to treat the disease, pneumothorax, ards occurs, in the setting of another illness, which the patient is already, in the hospital, a healthy person, develop severe pneumonia that progresses to ards, breathing difficulty develops, emergency room.