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πMartin Tobin strikes again, with a painfully incisive editorial on whether COVID-19 is ARDS. this discussion is worth having, to debunk some mis-conceptions surrounding the concept of ARDS...(1/6).
(full article: bit.ly/39NzbZB)
(full article: bit.ly/39NzbZB)
ARDS isn't a disease, it's a *syndrome* (an empiric grouping of abnormalities with no defined etiology). the utility of this syndrome has long been debatable. ARDS has evolved through a series of consensus definitions, which nonetheless remain profoundly flawed. (2/6)
and what if we diagnose our patient with ARDS? this has no clinical implications (other than avoiding insanely large tidal volumes). in particular, don't assume that an "ARDS" diagnosis means that the patient must be treated in some cook-book, tightly protocoled fashion (3/6)
