Debut af pulmonale symptomer så som hoste, feber og dyspnø i forbindelse med radiologiske fund af lungeinfiltrater og nedsat lungefunktion sammen med et forhøjet neutrofiltal kan være begyndende tegn på Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
The onset of pulmonary signs such as cough, fever, and dyspnoea in association with radiological signs of pulmonary infiltrates, and deterioration in pulmonary function along with increased neutrophil count may be preliminary signs of Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).