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• •Rapidly developing respiratoryfailure
• Resultsfrom fluid accumulation inthe alveoli due toa systemic orpulmonaryeventthatis not cardiac
in origin
• Causes:shock, burns,aspiration,and smokeinhalationacutehypoxemia
• Complications: respiratory and metabolic acidosis; pulmonary
fibrosis;pneumothorax;
bacterialinfections;decreasedlung function,muscle wasting; memory, cognitive, and
emotional issues; anddeath
Acute Bronchitis
,EmphysemaManifestationsand Treatment
, Acute RespiratoryDistress Syndrome (ARDS)
Pregnancy-induced hypertension
• acidosis
alkalo
sis
respira
tory
metab
olic
Stabilizethe patient
Arterial blood gas (ABG)
, CerebralVascular Accident (CVA)
nonmodifiablerisk factors
• widespreadsimultaneousbleeding and clotting
Disseminatedintravascularcoagulation DIC
Community-acquired pneumonia