Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Question 1

what is acute respiratory distress syndrome?

Answer 1

sudden and progressive form of acute respiratory failure–> affects everywhere in the lungs

Question 2

what happens to the patient with ARDS?

Answer 2

the lung space is filled with fluid and patient will down in their own body because there is no gas exchange occurring because of all the fluid

Question 3

How does ARDS occur?

Answer 3

typically due to systemic infection

sepsis is the most common reason and the lungs are usually often the first organ system to be affected which causes ARDS

Question 4

What is the hallmark signs of acute respiratory distress syndrome?

Answer 4

hypoxemia despite increased FiO2, no matter what the nurse does to increase the FiO2, the PaO2 does not change

Question 5

What are risk factors of getting ARDS?

Answer 5

1. CPR
2. Aspiration
3. Trauma
4. Sepsis
5. Near drowning because of the large amount of fluid in the lungs