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Distress Syndromes, Respiratory

MedGen UID:
163106
Concept ID:
C0852283
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Distress Syndrome, Respiratory; Lung, Shock; Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Respiratory Distress Syndromes; Shock Lung; Syndrome, Respiratory Distress

Definition

A syndrome characterized by progressive life-threatening RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY in the absence of known LUNG DISEASES, usually following a systemic insult such as surgery or major TRAUMA. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDistress Syndromes, Respiratory

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Braide-Moncoeur O, Tran NT, Long JR
Curr Opin Chem Biol 2016 Jun;32:22-8. Epub 2016 Mar 10 doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.02.012. PMID: 26970670
Goldberg AD, Kor DJ
Curr Pharm Des 2012;18(22):3273-84. doi: 10.2174/1381612811209023273. PMID: 22621274
Wilson RF
Heart Lung 1976 Jul-Aug;5(4):614-20. PMID: 1047056

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Therapy

Xu Y, Baylink DJ, Chen CS, Reeves ME, Xiao J, Lacy C, Lau E, Cao H
J Transl Med 2020 Aug 26;18(1):322. doi: 10.1186/s12967-020-02488-5. PMID: 32847594Free PMC Article

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