The topic Non-Cardiac Pulmonary Edema you are seeking is a synonym, or alternative name, or is closely related to the medical condition Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

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• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an acute lung condition caused by acute lung inflammation that leads to decreased oxygen saturation (hypoxemia) levels in blood
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome is defined as acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to lung inflammation from pneumonia or sepsis/inflammation in another organ of the body, and without accompanying heart failure
• It is the most serious type of injury to the lungs and usually happens within a week of injury to the lung or other major parts of the body
• Common triggers for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome are sepsis (infection and or toxins in the blood), pneumonia, aspiration of stomach contents into the lung, trauma, pancreatitis, and inhalation of toxic material
• For a diagnosis of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, the characteristic clinical and radiological features, as well as an oxygenation ratio (PaO2/FiO2) of less than 300 mmHg must be present
• Despite availability of best treatment options, the prognosis of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome is mostly guarded. The death rate can be very high, particularly when ARDS occurs due to sepsis

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