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Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS):
A common medical emergency, is precipitated by various acute processes that directly or indirectly injure the lung, eg, sepsis, primary bacterial or viral pneumonias, aspiration of gastric contents, direct chest trauma, prolonged or profound shock, burns, fat embolism, near drowning, massive blood transfusion, cardiopulmonary bypass, O2 toxicity, acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis, inhalation of smoke or other toxic gas, and ingestion of certain drugs. The incidence of ARDS is estimated to be > 30% with sepsis (see Ch. 156). Although termed "adult," this syndrome also occurs in children.Common? bah!