What is acute respiratory distress syndrome?

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an acute, severe injury to most or all of both lungs characterized by severe shortness of breath and often requiring mechanical ventilation. It is a type of lung dysfunction that is associated with a variety, such as pneumonia, shock, sepsis and trauma.

How do members experience acute respiratory distress syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with acute respiratory distress syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for acute respiratory distress syndrome*

Who has acute respiratory distress syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 1
30s 10
40s 17
50s 16
60s 19
70+ 13

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 55

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What is acute respiratory distress syndrome?

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an acute, severe injury to most or all of both lungs characterized by severe shortness of breath and often requiring mechanical ventilation. It is a type of lung dysfunction that is associated with a variety, such as pneumonia, shock, sepsis and trauma.



Common symptoms reported by people with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for acute respiratory distress syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with acute respiratory distress syndrome

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Got a question about living with acute respiratory distress syndrome? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has acute respiratory distress syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 24 say acute respiratory distress syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 1
30s 10
40s 17
50s 16
60s 19
70+ 13

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 55

These charts show data from acute respiratory distress syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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