<P> Acute ( or Adult ) respiratory distress syndrome ( ARDS ) is a medical condition occurring in critically ill patients characterized by widespread inflammation in the lungs . ARDS is not a particular disease ; rather , it is a clinical phenotype which may be triggered by various pathologies such as trauma , pneumonia and sepsis . </P>
<P> Acute ( or Adult ) respiratory distress syndrome ( ARDS ) is a medical condition occurring in critically ill patients characterized by widespread inflammation in the lungs . ARDS is not a particular disease ; rather , it is a clinical phenotype which may be triggered by various pathologies such as trauma , pneumonia and sepsis . </P>
a key characteristic feature of acute respiratory distress syndrome ( ards ) is
a key characteristic feature of acute respiratory distress syndrome ( ards ) is
widespread inflammation in the lungs
widespread inflammation in the lungs