ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME QUESTIONS
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What does ARS stand for? Correct Answers Acute Respiratory Distress
Syndrome
What is ARDS? Correct Answers Non-cardiac pulmonary edema; A
severe form of respiratory failure in which a person is in Respiratory
Acidosis.
ARDS is a progressive, refractory hypoxemia. What does that mean?
Correct Answers We're placing oxygen on these patients and they are
not responding.
What is the mortality rate of ARDS? Correct Answers 50%<
What are the 2 reasons why a patient might go into ARDS? Correct
Answers Direct causes- Causes that DIRECTLY affect the patient's
lungs
Indirect causes- Something happens to the patient and THEN they go
into ARDS
What are some DIRECT causes of ARDS? Correct Answers Smoke or
toxic inhalation
near-drowning episode
, pneumonia
aspiration
trauma
What are some INDIRECT causes of ARDS? Correct Answers Sepsis
Shock
Pancreatitis
major surgery
Burns=>infection
How long does it take ARDS to manifest? Correct Answers ARDS is a
primary process. It can manifest in no time at all. It does not progress in
any specific order. It can just happen and patient will have automatic
distress
If ARDS is Indirect, you often see symptoms Correct Answers Within
the 1st 24 hours of the initial injury
What are the stages of ARDS? Correct Answers Exudative Phase
Proliferative Phase
Fibrotic Phase
What happens in the exudative phase? Correct Answers There is
alteration in the membrane permeability in the pulmonary capillaries
and alveoli.
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS BRAND NEW EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+
What does ARS stand for? Correct Answers Acute Respiratory Distress
Syndrome
What is ARDS? Correct Answers Non-cardiac pulmonary edema; A
severe form of respiratory failure in which a person is in Respiratory
Acidosis.
ARDS is a progressive, refractory hypoxemia. What does that mean?
Correct Answers We're placing oxygen on these patients and they are
not responding.
What is the mortality rate of ARDS? Correct Answers 50%<
What are the 2 reasons why a patient might go into ARDS? Correct
Answers Direct causes- Causes that DIRECTLY affect the patient's
lungs
Indirect causes- Something happens to the patient and THEN they go
into ARDS
What are some DIRECT causes of ARDS? Correct Answers Smoke or
toxic inhalation
near-drowning episode
, pneumonia
aspiration
trauma
What are some INDIRECT causes of ARDS? Correct Answers Sepsis
Shock
Pancreatitis
major surgery
Burns=>infection
How long does it take ARDS to manifest? Correct Answers ARDS is a
primary process. It can manifest in no time at all. It does not progress in
any specific order. It can just happen and patient will have automatic
distress
If ARDS is Indirect, you often see symptoms Correct Answers Within
the 1st 24 hours of the initial injury
What are the stages of ARDS? Correct Answers Exudative Phase
Proliferative Phase
Fibrotic Phase
What happens in the exudative phase? Correct Answers There is
alteration in the membrane permeability in the pulmonary capillaries
and alveoli.
