by matt April 14, 2004
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by matt December 09, 2004
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
The Air Combat Manuvering (ACM) training school for the Navy, used to teach dog fighting. Officially called the Naval Fighters Weapons School, it was based out of Mirimar Naval Air Base in San Diego. In 1996 however, it moved to Fallon Naval Air Station 60 miles out of Reno, Nevada
by Matt April 01, 2004
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