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Descriptor English:   Acute Lung Injury 
Descriptor Spanish:   Lesión Pulmonar Aguda 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Lesão Pulmonar Aguda 
Synonyms English:   Lung Injury, Acute  
Tree Number:   C08.381.520.500
Definition English:   A condition of lung damage that is characterized by bilateral pulmonary infiltrates (PULMONARY EDEMA) rich in NEUTROPHILS, and in the absence of clinical HEART FAILURE. This can represent a spectrum of pulmonary lesions, endothelial and epithelial, due to numerous factors (physical, chemical, or biological). 
History Note English:   2009; use RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT 1994-2008 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   53086 
Unique Identifier:   D055371 

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