Talk:Acute respiratory distress syndrome

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Hi,

I'm working on text right now, it may be a while until I finish... Please drop a message in Talk if I'm outragingly mistaken anywhere.

Next I'll see if I can get any pictures...

Aside 16:36, 6 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Contents

[edit] Referencing

With gratitude to Nescio (talk · contribs), who is clearly working in Intensive Care at the moment, this article is really assuming form.

Some points:

  • The article mentions various articles not referenced, and the current references are not all linked properly. Shall we use Wikipedia:Footnote3 as a guideline for footnoting?
  • Would some diagrams and a "typical" chest X-ray benefit the article?

JFW | T@lk 20:02, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

Have redone references, not finished. Just leave it as it is, I will continue ASAP. Contents too is chaotic, will redo that also. Give me some time (a week?). --Nomen Nescio 02:56, August 29, 2005 (UTC)


Im not sure that I totally agree with the discussion of APRV being the best mode of ventilation in this disease? What is the evidence for this point?--Phattwizat 09:31, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Also, the Epidemiology section should come much earlier in the article, not at the end. The incidence should be updated to include a much higher rate 78/100,000 person-years (see Rubenfeld et al, New England Journal of Medicine)--Phattwizat 09:38, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I Survived ARDS

I Survived! But not without drastic lung capacity loss and acute brain damage. The cause was vomit aspiration due to a heroin overdose.69.249.159.249

Good to hear you survived. It is a major medical emergemcy as you probably know. Many are not that lucky. Hope you're doing fine ate the moment. Sincerely --Nomen Nescio 13:01, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Respiratory distress syndrome (disambiguation necessary?)

Would anyone with a comment on whether "RDS" is ever used to refer to "ARDS" come discuss at Talk:Respiratory distress syndrome, please? -- JVinocur 01:25, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pneumocytes

I understood type II pneumocytes produced surfactant, but you have commented that Dysfunction of Type I cells leads to decreased surfactant production at one point in the article.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Adamev (talk • contribs).

[edit] Bizarre Reference

I have removed the following reference:

  • God Bless those nurses and Md's who work in the icu at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. In 1998, they did their best. God bless you Daddy. Miss you.

Unless I'm missing something I don't think this belongs here. SuperAntMD 21:28, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Insults?

"ARDS is a severe lung disease caused by a variety of direct and indirect insults." I don't really understand what is meant by that sentence, can anyone give clarification? Don't want to remove it cos I'm oblivious to medical jargon, so for all I know it could be legitimate...doubt that, but you never know... londonsista | Prod 12:15, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Found one reference. I'm sure there are others. Probably should be explained or footnoted. Wiktionary doesn't cover it. Just checked. Student7 (talk) 13:26, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for that clarification. Is the term 'insults' mainly used in America, cos I've never heard it in reference to medicine? Also I've heard of RDS, but was wondering if anyone can shed any light on whether A/RDS is used in the UK and where the figures for the incidence of this condition come from cos it ain't clear..Sorry for all the questions/niggles, just wanna clarify a few stuff! :) londonsista | Prod 19:10, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
I realize that we don't always pronounce words the same :) and there are some minor spelling differences, but I believe that we share the same medical terminology in order to be able to share medical craft. But I could be wrong. In other words, I believe that this is formal English from physicians point of view. "Insult" is not a word we would hear (even in America) in a patient-doctor exchange. It is primarily a medical term. I would suspect that the word "insult" also translates well into other European languages like German and French, as a medical term. Can we hear from someone with a medical background? Student7 (talk) 19:30, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Some well-meaning, unregistered editor replaced the word "insults" with "issues." The word "insult" does imply more than that. It suggests a "blow," a "challenge" (not quite right), a direct condition to which the body's ability to respond is challenged. Something stronger than mere "issues" is needed I think. Student7 (talk) 00:11, 5 February 2008 (UTC)