1. Acute Respiratory
Distress Syndrome
(ARDS)
-What it is and what it is not.-
Andrew Bernard, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
College of Medicine
University of Kentucky
2. Objectives
1. Understand basic history, physiology and
pathophysiology of acute lung injury and
ARDS.
2. Outline the current evidence base for
treatment for ARDS.
3. Speculate on future therapies for ARDS
that are currently in development.