the data document the sequential improvement in respiratory function and suggest that despite the severe lung damage that may occur during the adult respiratory distress syndrome treated with prolonged high inspired concentration of o2 , if the patient 's lungs recover from the acute process , the respiratory system can recover so that there is little , if any , permanent restriction of the subject 's activities as a result of respiratory impairment .
C0024109
lungs
C0035237
respiratory system