Case Report

Rapid-Onset Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in a Patient Undergoing Metastatic Liver Resection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 2

The patient’s concomitant diseases.

Essential arterial hypertension
Combined aortic valve defect (stenosis > insufficiency)
Essential hyperlipoproteinemia
Rheumatoid Arthritis under corticosteroid treatment (5 mg prednisone/die)
Diabetes mellitus II (Insulin-dependent)
Nodular goiter (euthyroid)