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Descriptor English: Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria
Descriptor síndrome de dificultad respiratoria
Entry term(s) SIRA humano
pulmón de choque
pulmón en shock
síndrome de deficiencia respiratoria aguda
síndrome de dificultad respiratoria del adulto
síndrome de dificultad respiratoria pediátrico
síndrome de distrés respiratorio agudo
síndrome disneico respiratorio agudo del adulto
Scope note: Síndrome caracterizado por INSUFICIENCIA RESPIRATORIA progresiva, potencialmente mortal, en ausencia de ENFERMEDADES PULMONARES conocidas, que generalmente aparece tras agresión sistémica como la cirugía o TRAUMATISMOS importantes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): ARDS, Human
ARDSs, Human
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Distress Syndrome, Respiratory
Distress Syndromes, Respiratory
Human ARDS
Lung, Shock
Pediatric Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pediatric
Respiratory Distress Syndromes
Shock Lung
Syndrome, Respiratory Distress
Tree number(s): C08.381.840
C08.618.840
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012128
Scope note: A syndrome characterized by progressive life-threatening RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY in the absence of known LUNG DISEASES, usually following a systemic insult such as surgery or major TRAUMA.
Annotation: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN is also available; do not confuse with SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2021; see RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT 1977-2020
History Note: 2021; was RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT 1977-2020
Related: Acute Chest Syndrome MeSH
DeCS ID: 12549
Unique ID: D012128
NLM Classification: WF 140
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Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/05/19
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Respiratory Distress Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0018891
Scope note A syndrome characterized by progressive life-threatening RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY in the absence of known LUNG DISEASES, usually following a systemic insult such as surgery or major TRAUMA.
Preferred term Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Entry term(s) ARDSs, Human
Distress Syndrome, Respiratory
Distress Syndromes, Respiratory
Lung, Shock
Respiratory Distress Syndromes
Shock Lung
Syndrome, Respiratory Distress
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pediatric - Narrower
Concept UI M000683846
Preferred term Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pediatric
Entry term(s) Pediatric Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - Narrower
Concept UI M000683844
Preferred term Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
Entry term(s) Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute - Narrower
Concept UI M000683845
Preferred term Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute
Entry term(s) ARDS, Human
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Human ARDS



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