National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Acute Lung Injury

Synonyms

Acute Lung Injury

ALI

Definitions

A finding of acute onset of bilateral pulmonary infiltrates by chest radiograph and a PaO2/FiO2 of less than or equal to 300, in the absence of heart failure. The infiltrate may be rich in neutrophils. This syndrome represents a spectrum of pulmonary lesions, endothelial and epithelial, due to numerous factors (physical, chemical, or biological).

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C155766

code

C155766

DEFINITION

A finding of acute onset of bilateral pulmonary infiltrates by chest radiograph and a PaO2/FiO2 of less than or equal to 300, in the absence of heart failure. The infiltrate may be rich in neutrophils. This syndrome represents a spectrum of pulmonary lesions, endothelial and epithelial, due to numerous factors (physical, chemical, or biological).

FULL_SYN

Acute Lung Injury

ALI

label

Acute Lung Injury

Maps_To

Unspecified injury of lung without open wound into thorax

Preferred_Name

Acute Lung Injury

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C155766

Semantic_Type

Finding

UMLS_CUI

C0242488

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C45233

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C188283

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