Patient Education Information

ARDS - Penn State Hershey Medical Center has created this explanation of ARDS.

What is ARDS? - The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute offers the answer.

Acute (Adult) Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - Good fact sheet about all facets of ARDS.

MEDLINEPlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

MedTerms: ARDS - A nice general introduction to the disease from MedicineNet.

Understanding ARDS - This brochure for patients and their loved ones discusses what ARDS is, how it affects the lungs, possible causes and stages of the disease. Information about treatment, potential complications and support resources are also provided.