Other
Cardiorespiratory Conditions Other
Medical ConditionsThis is caused by pneumonia or by a direct trauma to the lungs. You are said
to have ARDS when the pneumonia or trauma causes pulmonary edema or atelectasis
to develop. The signs and symptoms of ARDS can take up to 48 hours after the
injury to develop.
Physical therapists will see these people when they are in the ICU and as they
improve in health and are transferred somewhere else in the hospital. Physical
therapists can help these people breathe easier and get some of the mucous out
of their lungs.