Imagining of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Review
Hossam A. El-Kenawy *
Alahmadi Hospital, Saudi Arabia and Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
Abdullah Thamer Aldarsouny
Clinical Attachment in King Saud Medical City, Saudi Arabia.
Nouf Mohammed Alaqel
Jouf University, Saudi Arabia.
Noor Anwar S. Alkhamis
GP-Dammam PHC, Saudi Arabia.
Fatimah Fayez J Aldawood
Arabian Gulf University, Saudi Arabia.
Yazeed Abdulaziz Alhazzani
Imam Mohammad Islamic University, Saudi Arabia.
Nawaf Fahad Alnufaie
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia.
Sara Abdullah S Aledaili
King Khalid Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Waleed Abdullah Alkhalifah
Imam Mohammad Islamic University, Saudi Arabia.
Amal Mohammed Alharbi
Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz Ayed Alshammari
King Salman Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Lena Mohammednoor Hariri
Battarjee Medical College, Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening disorder marked by low oxygen levels and rigid or non-compliant lungs. In the absence of any indication of cardiogenic pulmonary edema, ARDS is defined as an acute disease that begins within 7 days of the triggering event and is marked by bilateral lung infiltrates and severe progressive hypoxemia. ARDS has a significant death rate, and there are few effective treatment options for this life-threatening illness. The management of these severely ill patients in the intensive care unit relies heavily on imaging. Chest radiography, bedside lung ultrasonography, and computed tomography scans can all help with patient care and prognostic variables identification. However, imaging results are not always specific, and other diagnosis should be considered.
Keywords: Respiratory distress, pulmonary edema, ARDS, hypoxemia