RT Book, Section A1 Epelbaum, Oleg A1 Becker, Christian A2 Go, Ronaldo Collo SR Print(0) ID 1160186325 T1 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome T2 Critical Care Examination and Board Review YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259834356 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160186325 RD 2024/03/28 AB Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a diffuse inflammatory reaction of the lung to an insult and is characterized by increased pulmonary capillary permeability, lung edema, and atelectasis. The histological hallmark of ARDS is diffuse alveolar damage and its pathognomonic hyaline membranes. The associated radiographic feature is bilateral alveolar infiltrates.