Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Question 1

Define Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Answer 1

Presence of bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on Chest X-ray (CXR) aka congestion in the lungs due to fluid in alveoli.

Question 2

When you have trauma the capillaries become _______.

Answer 2

Leaky