ABSTRACT
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) follows a catastrophic pulmonary or non-pulmonary event. The term ARDS is used because of the similarities to the abnormalities suffered by prematurely born neonates with RDS (p. 245). ARDS can result from many lung injuries (see below). It is important to consider this diagnosis in infants with severe hypoxemia, so that appropriate management is undertaken.
