**The link to this online CE activity will be delivered via email. Access the online link for reading material, take the post test (at your convenience), and receive certificate online immediately after successful completion of test.

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a serious condition that is common in intensive care units (ICUs). Despite advances in medicine, ARDS remains one of the leading causes of mortality among critically ill people. Because physicians rely on imaging techniques to determine the extent of a patient’s disease process, radiologic technologists play a vital role in acquiring images necessary for an accurate diagnosis.

Authors:

Tegra Rosera, M.S., M.A.
Marilyn Sackett, MEd, RT(R), FASRT

Approval Expirations:

All Home study approvals have an expiration date. Some of our home studies are approved for one year others for two years. Whether a home study is renewed at the end of its expiration date is determined by the materials content and relevancy. AHEC recommends if you plan to purchase a home study to complete at a later date that you contact us to confirm the expiration date.

Minimum system requirements for online and video based home study:

Windows XP or higher

Macintosh

One gigabyte (GB) of RAM