The Respiratory System

at a Glance

Jeremy Ward, Jane Ward and Richard Leach

Multiple Choice: Chapter 43 Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Question 43.1. Which of the following is NOT part of the criteria for diagnosis of ARDS?

a Severe hypoxaemia
b Hypercapnia
c Bilateral diffuse pulmonary infiltrates on chest X-ray
d Near-normal left atrial pressure.