Acute lung injury (ALI) and Acute respiratory distress syndrome ...
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<strong>Acute</strong> <strong>lung</strong> <strong>injury</strong> (<strong>ALI</strong>)<br />
<strong>Acute</strong> <strong>respiratory</strong> <strong>distress</strong> <strong>syndrome</strong><br />
• <strong>Acute</strong> onset<br />
• Profound hypoxemia<br />
• Radiograph of<br />
pulmonary edema<br />
• No evidence of left<br />
atrial hypertension<br />
• “Stiff” or “small” <strong>lung</strong>s<br />
• Predisposing cause<br />
(ARDS)<br />
Bernard GR. Am J Resp Crit Care 1994; 149: 818