Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 5, Number 1, January 2014, pages 11-14

Surviving ARDS: A Case of Recurrent “Illicit Drug-Induced” ARDS

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Ratio of PaO2 to fraction of inspired oxygen (FIO2) (PaO2:FIO2) with each episode of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Chest radiographic image representative of heroin-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome during the patient’s fifth episode of ARDS. AP indicates anteroposterior; L, left; R, right.