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May 23, 2013

ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) article.

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acute: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acute respiratory distress syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adult respiratory distress syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Alveoli: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anxiety: See the definition from MedTerms.com

ARDS: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacteria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood clot: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood clots: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood count: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Capillaries: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Collapsed lung: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Complete blood count: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Computed tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cough: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CT scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Deep vein thrombosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Depression: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Edema: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Embolism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Enzymes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fat Embolism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Injure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Injury: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intensive care: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lips: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Low blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Medical history: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Memory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neck: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Nose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Numb: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nutrition: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oxygen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pancreas: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pancreatitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pneumonia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pneumothorax: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prognosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary edema: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary embolism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Quality of life: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rehab: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rehabilitation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Respiratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Secondhand smoke: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sepsis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shock: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shock lung: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shortness of breath: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sputum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stethoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stiff lung: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stress: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Throat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Thrombosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tired: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tiredness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tracheostomy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tumor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventilator: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Wet lung: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Windpipe: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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