acute respiratory distress syndrome

initialism: ARDS
synonym: adult respiratory distress syndrome
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12842
Acute lung failure characterized by alveolar and interstitial edema, perivascular pulmonary edema, and hyaline membrane formation, resulting from a variety of underlying diseases that result in increased pulmonary vascular permeability.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1117 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'acute respiratory distress syndrome' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12842 RIS BibTex EndNote
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