Introduction: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Merck Manual Home Edition

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Section		Lung and Airway Disorders

Subject		Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Topics		Introduction· Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)· Mechanical Ventilation· Respiratory Failure

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Lung (or respiratory) failure is a condition in which the level of oxygen in the blood becomes too low or the level of carbon dioxide in the blood becomes too high. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a cause of sudden and severe lung failure.

Last full review/revision January 2008 by Brian K. Gehlbach, MD; Jesse B. Hall, MD

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