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ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (SHOCK LUNG, DIFFUSE ALVEOLAR DAMAGE, NON-CARDIOGENIC PULMONARY OEDEMA) |
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infection: |
Gram negative septicaemia severe / diffuse pneumonia |
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trauma: |
lung contusion non-thoracic trauma |
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inhaled irritants: |
oxygen toxicity smoke (particulate matter)irritant gases (ammonia, chlorine, sulphur & nitrogen oxides) |
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aspiration of liquids: |
gastric juice kerosene near-drowning |
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drug overdose or sensitivity: |
heroin, methadone salicylates paraquat barbiturates bleomycin thiazides |
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haematological disorders: |
disseminated intravascular coagulation thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura / haemolytic-uraemic syndrome multiple blood transfusions |
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metabolic disorders: |
pancreatitis uraemia |
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miscellaneous: |
shock (any cause) cardiopulmonary bypass eclampsia embolism (amniotic fluid, fat, air)high altitude raised intracranial pressure radiation pneumonitis following thoracocentesis (>1.5l) |
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