Pulmonary edema in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the result of an increase in what?
a. Levels of serum sodium and water
b. Capillary permeability
c. Capillary hydrostatic pressure
d. Oncotic pressure
Answer: b. Capillary permeability
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