Acute lung injury is caused by all of the following except -
Ans. is 'None' o ARDS is an acute diffuse alveolar injury that is caused by variety of aetiological factors. o Patients with ARDS are often seriously ill with some other disease and features ofARDS are superimposed on them. Causes ofARDS Direct lung injury o Pneumonia o Aspiration of gastric contents o Inhalational injury (Toxic gases) o Near drowning o Pulmonary, contusion o Fat embolism o Reperfusion pulmonary edema o Post lung transplantation or o Pulmonary embolectomy Indirect lung injury Sepsis Severe trauma o Acute pancreatitis Cardiopulmonary bypass o Massive transfusions o Drug overdose Following information has been added in Pie of Robbins o Most of ARDS are associated with an underlying etiology such as sepsis. In the absence of any etiologic association, such cases are called acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP)
Aspiration
Toxic gas inhalation
Cardiopulmonary bypass with hea lung machine
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