Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

A dangerous lung condition that can develop after severe illness or injury to the
body. Neutrophils leave the body’s capillaries in large numbers
and then secrete chemicals that increase capillary permeability.
The capillary-rich lungs are heavily affected. As the lungs
fill with the fluids of edema, the patient suffocates. Even with
mechanical ventilation, ARDS is hard to control and often
lethal.