ARDS NEJM article Flashcards
1
Q
Give berlin Def
A
2
Q
Risk factors ?
A
Direct and indirect lung injury factors
3
Q
Pathogenesis
A
4
Q
Mimic ARDS?
A
5
Q
Treatment
A
Supportive :
1. Identify cause
2. Lung protective ventilation
3. Conservative fluid mx
Clinical practice guidelines endorsed by multiple
professional societies32 recommend invasive
mechanical ventilation after a lowering of the
tidal volume and airway pressure. Tidal volumes
are reduced from 6 ml per kilogram of predicted
body weight to a minimum of 4 ml per kilogram if plateau airway pressures exceed 30 cm of water
RR may be increased
PEEP- 5
Prone in mod to severe ARDS
NM blocking mod to severe ARDS
ECMO
Pharmacologic? NON
Prevention