Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
"Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A syndrome characterized by progressive life-threatening RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY in the absence of known LUNG DISEASES, usually following a systemic insult such as surgery or major TRAUMA.
| Descriptor ID |
D012128
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.840 C08.618.840
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| Concept/Terms |
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
- Shock Lung
- Lung, Shock
- ARDS, Human
- ARDSs, Human
- Human ARDS
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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