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ARDS: Acute respiratory distress syndrome. See detailed information below for a list of 39 causes of ARDS, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of ARDS as a symptom include:
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causes of ARDS
- (Source - Diseases Database)
ARDS: Abbreviation for adult respiratory distress syndrome; acute respiratory distress syndrome; acquired respiratory distress syndrome.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
NIH: Respiratory distress of any etiology, excluding neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
ARDS is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that ARDS, or a subtype of ARDS,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)
The list below shows some of the causes of ARDS mentioned in various sources:
See full list of 39 causes of ARDS
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of ARDS. Of the 39 causes of ARDS that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'ARDS' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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The following list of medical conditions have ARDS or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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This information shows analysis of the list of causes of ARDS based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Adult respiratory distress syndrome, Shock lung, Acute lung syndrome
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medical Conditions associated with ARDS:
Breathing difficulties (2922 causes), Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes), Breathing symptoms (3381 causes), Breath symptoms (3023 causes), Respiratory tract symptoms (5166 causes), Lung symptoms (3280 causes), Throat symptoms (3410 causes), Mouth symptoms (6864 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes)
Symptoms related to ARDS:
Breathing difficulty (2922 causes), Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes), Breathing symptoms (3381 causes), Surfactant deficiency, Breathlessness (1528 causes), Brochospasm, Tracheostomy
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