| Front | In ARDS, why do hypoxemia and cyanosis with respiratory distress occur? |
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| Back | Hypoxemia and cyanosis with respiratory distress occur due to the thickened diffusion barrier and collapse of air sacs (i.e., increased surface tension). |
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