Closed
2 CPD Points
Acute respiratory distress
Start date
21-09-2023
End date
21-09-2023
Time
08:30 AM
Location
GMH
Cost
0
CPD points
2
About this activity
Acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, is an inflammatory lung injury that happens when fluids build up in small air sacs (called alveoli) in the lungs. ARDS prevents the lungs from filling up with air and causes dangerously low oxygen levels in the blood (hypoxemia).