I am trying to get ARDS(adult/acute resptiory distress syndrome) better known and trying to learn more about it at the same time-does anyone here know what it is or want to learn more about it? It affects 150,000 people in the US every year and about 50-80% of them die-it kills more people yearly than AID-is it not something that should be known.?
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I really don't know what that is. I'm assuming it's a kind of asthma brought on by stress. My husband suffers from asthma and attacks are brought on by the usual things, chest infections. cat hair, smoky atmospheres but I have noticed that his breathing becomes worse if he is stressed out, he dosn't have attacks or anything but his breathing is definately more laboured
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It's not caused by asthma. ARDS is caused by many different things though-a blow to the chest, pneoumina, shock of any kind, sepis, suregery, and the list goes on. It affects the lungs-it puts holes into the lungs basically. If you want to learn more about it go to ARDS.org
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Please go check it out.

But some of the post ARDS things are kinda like astma systems though-especailly the breathing and things like that-all of you with asthma do you also have problems with chest pains? Do you have any suggestions to make them stop hurting?
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I was told by a great pulmonologist that true asthmatics do have real trouble breathing when they get stressed out. If you have bad problems with asthma its important to try to lead a stress free life.

Thanks Rosa-I never heard that but I will keep it in mind-I do know one day I hurt myself at work and I had a hard time breathing and I guess it was probaly caused by stress now that I think of it.
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