"Acute Lung Injury" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition of lung damage that is characterized by bilateral pulmonary infiltrates (PULMONARY EDEMA) rich in NEUTROPHILS, and in the absence of clinical HEART FAILURE. This can represent a spectrum of pulmonary lesions, endothelial and epithelial, due to numerous factors (physical, chemical, or biological).
| Descriptor ID |
D055371
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.520.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Acute Lung Injury- Acute Lung Injury
- Acute Lung Injuries
- Lung Injuries, Acute
- Lung Injury, Acute
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