An acronym for a medical syndrome of the lungs. It stands for Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
It is characterized as a rapid onset of progressive malfunction of the lungs usually associated with the malfunction of other organs due to the inability to take up oxygen. The condition is associated with extensive lung inflammation and small blood vessel injury in all affected organs. It is an acute and life threatening illness.
It is characterized as a rapid onset of progressive malfunction of the lungs usually associated with the malfunction of other organs due to the inability to take up oxygen. The condition is associated with extensive lung inflammation and small blood vessel injury in all affected organs. It is an acute and life threatening illness.
The survival rate for patients with severe ARDS who receive appropriate treatment is about 60%; if the severe hypoxemia of ARDS is not recognized and treated, cardiopulmonary arrest occurs in 90% of patients.
by Matt October 28, 2005
Michael "Flea" Balzary is the bassist for the funk rock band The Red Hot Chili Peppers. His playing style is generally slap bass, but has started using a pick in RHCP's newer songs. (his first time using a pick was on Parallel Universe) He's been in quite a few movies such as his role as a nihilist in The Big Lebowski and as Donnie in The Wild Thornberrys Movie. He also is one of the more tattooed members of the band. His current gear list includes (basses) his signature Modulus basses, a few Music Man Stingrays, a few Fender Jazz basses, which go through (pedals) an Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron, a MXR microamp, and finally a Boss ODB-3 Overdrive pedal, which (amp) are powered by three Gallien Krueger 2001 RB heads with a GK 4x10 and 1x15 speaker cab each.
by Matt August 22, 2005
A dumb person who thinks that replacing letters with numbers makes the word that much cooler. Much like the people who use the terms l33t and w00t
by Matt June 15, 2004
"Check out this blood's mad scratch, you know he gots to be trippin' with some strait up mad skillz."
by Matt May 24, 2006
by matt April 01, 2004
"Forza schumi" cried the tifosi as Michael Schumacher crosses the line to win the Italian Grand Prix.
"Schumi's Ferrari has suffered a cracked exhaust, which means he is now out of this years Monaco Grand Prix"
"Schumi's Ferrari has suffered a cracked exhaust, which means he is now out of this years Monaco Grand Prix"
by Matt June 17, 2006