An Elderly Case of Altered Metabolic Profile Presenting With Respiratory Distress: A Radical Display

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a pulmonary pathology that itself can harm and further lead to many other significant hazardous sequelae. Pulmonary vasculature can be distressed by several diseases, but among all the causes, sepsis is one of the main culprits. Its consequences include significant alveolar injury, refractory hypoxemia, ventilation-perfusion mismatch, and destruction of the alveolar-capillary membrane. Dyspnea with diffuse infiltration on a chest X-ray is the most prevalent clinical symptom. Here, we discuss a case of a 62-year-old male patient who presents with ARDS and metabolic anomalies. The patient was treated medically with drug regimens.