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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Ards)
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Ards)
Is a clinical syndrome characterized by a sudden and progressive pulmonary edema, increasing bilateral infiltrates on x-ray, hypoxemia refractory to oxygen supplementation and reduced lung compliance.
Diagnosis of ARDS
Arterial blood gas Blood tests, including CBC and blood chemistries Bronchoscopy Chest x-ray
Diagnosis of ARDS
Sputum cultures and analysis BNP Echocardiography Pulmonary artery catheterization