In ARDS, the alveoli fill with edema fluid and cellular debris, forming hyaline membranes due to leakage of protein-rich fluid and cell death.
In ARDS, leakage of protein-rich fluid leads to edema that combines with necrotic epithelial cells to form hyaline membranes in alveoli.
| Front | In ARDS, leakage of ___ leads to edema that combines with necrotic epithelial cells to form ___ in alveoli. |
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| Back | protein-rich fluid; hyaline membranes |
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