Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics The Clinics: Internal Medicine Series

This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Michael Matthay and Kathleen Dori Lui, focuses on Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. John Kellum. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Epidemiology, Environmental Factors, Clinical Diagnosis, Physiology of ARDS, including COVID-19, Pathogenesis Based on Clinical Studies, Genetics of ARDS, Ventilator Management and Rescue Therapy with ECMO, Acute Kidney Injury and ARDS, Pharmacologic Therapies and ARDS and Long Term Outcomes from ARDS.

• Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on ARDS, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.
• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

The Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Before and After Coronavirus Disease 2019
Environmental Factors
Toward Optimal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Outcomes: Recognizing the Syndrome and Identifying Its Causes
Pathophysiology of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19 Lung Injury
COVID-19-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Lessons from Tissues and Cells
Pathophysiology of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Insights from Clinical Studies
Genetics of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Pathways to Precision
Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Ventilator Management and Rescue Therapies
Fluid Therapy and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Pharmacologic Treatments for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Long-Term Outcomes in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Patient Evaluation