Acute Respirations Syndrome (ARDS)

University
Northwest College
Course
VN 220 | Medical/ Surgical
Pages

1

Academic year

2023
Author

Yesenia Mejia
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p {margin: 0; padding: 0;} aeute respirations syndrome(ARDS) aka acute umg injury clinical syndrone categonzed by severe inflammatory process causing diffuse alveolar damage that results in sudden and progressive pulmonary edema, increasing bilateral in filtrates to oxygen supplementation and the abscence of anelevated 1 atral pressure mortality rate - 271-00 initial survival - can still die lateron (from HLAP /scrsis) S/S initially it resembles pulmonary edema aeutephase rapid onset of severe dyspnea that usually occurs 72hrs after the precipitating event arterial hypoxemia - response tosupplemental 02 bilateral infitrates (in (XR)that warsen fast increased alredar dead space intercoastal retractions crackies DX tests: BNP echocordiography pulmonany artery catheterization transtherace TX txunderlying conditions ET intubation tracheostomy turn frequently mechanical ventilation rest circulatory support adequate fluid volume nutritional support Supplemental 02 rebulizer therapy CPT