Acute Respiratory Distress in Adults

摘要: Several nonpulmonary conditions may cause acute respiratory distress in adults. A review of 75 such patients revealed that the physiological and pathological patterns were constant, but roentgenologic appearance was variable. Autopsy findings one-third group consistently included heavy, wet lungs. The varied be attributed to (a) position patient, since fluid seeks dependent spaces; (b) pre-existing vascular alterations; (c) accumulation which is not radiographically apparent; (d) interstitial prior distal air-space filling; (e) overdistension fibrosis as result positive-pressure therapy high oxygen concentrations.