Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome treatment in Cuauhtémoc

Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a serious condition in which the lungs become inflamed and fill with fluid, which makes it difficult for oxygen to pass into the blood. It is an emergency that is usually treated in the hospital.

How it presents: intense shortness of breath of rapid onset, rapid breathing, and a decrease in oxygen in the body.

Common causes: serious lung infections, sepsis, trauma, or the aspiration of contents into the airways.

Who treats it? Acute respiratory distress syndrome requires management by the specialist in critical care and intensive care, together with the pulmonologist and the anesthesiologist. In the face of severe and sudden respiratory difficulty, the right thing is to seek medical care immediately.