Gamuts

Acute diffuse mediastinal widening

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a type of respiratory failure characterized by rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs. Symptoms include shortness of breath (dyspnea), rapid breathing (tachypnea), and bluish skin coloration (cyanosis). [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
Acute leukemia
Acute lymphadenitis
Anthrax
Aorta trauma
Aortic dissection
Bacterial infection
Bleeding tendency
Catheter malposition
Coccidioidomycosis
Dental infection
Drug abuse
Esophageal perforation
Great vessel trauma
Heart failure
Heart trauma
Histoplasmosis
Idiopathic
Infectious mononucleosis
Lung infection
Lymphoma
Opportunistic infection
Osteomyelitis
Pancreatitis
Parotitis
Pharyngitis
Plague
Pleural infection
Postoperative state
Postthoracotomy lymphocele
Ruptured aortic aneurysm
Ruptured lymphangioma
Sarcoidosis
Spontaneous
Sternal fracture
Subphrenic abscess
Superior vena cava syndrome
Thoracic duct laceration
Thoracic duct obstruction
Tonsillitis
Traumatic
Tuberculosis
Tularemia
Vertebral fracture

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