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Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Also Known As: Diffuse Alveolar Damage; Hyaline Membrane Disease
Condition / disease reference page from the Everyone Healthy database.
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- chest pain, pressure or pain spreading to the arm, jaw or back
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Condition overview
Attributes
Ageis Infant
Critical careis Yes
Linked signs and symptoms
11Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Breath Shortness (Dyspnoea)
- Breathing Deficiency (Hypoventilation)
- Breathing Painful or Difficult
- Breathing Rapid Hyperventilation (Tachypnea)
- Breathing Stops (Apnoea)
- Breathing: Whistling Sound (Stridor)
- Shallow Breathing
- Skin Bluish Coloration (Cyanosis)
- Swelling (Oedema, Edema)
- Urine Output Decreased (Oliguria)
- Wheezing
Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
8Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
8These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
Biological markers/agents
5This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
0No markers in this group.
Often decreased
5- 2,3 Diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 10.5–14 µmol/gLinked diagnostic tests2, 3 Diphosphoglycerate (2
- Amniotic Fluid Foam Stability IndexReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0.47–0.5Linked diagnostic testsAmniotic Fluid Foam Stability Index
- Amniotic Fluid Lecithin to Sphingomyelin Ratio (L to S Ratio)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 2–3.5 RatioLinked diagnostic testsAmniotic Fluid Lecithin to Sphingomyelin Ratio (L to S Ratio)
- Functional Residual CapacityReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 2,500–3,600 mLLinked diagnostic testsFunctional Residual Capacity
- Partial Pressure of Arterial Carbon Dioxide (PaCO2)Reference range exampleAll: 35–45 mm HgLinked diagnostic testsPartial Pressure of Arterial Carbon Dioxide (PCO2, PaCO2)
Introduction / full article
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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