Early S&S
Eating to Breathe
What is Air Hunger?
HR >100
What is Tachycardia?
Too Much CO2
What is Respiratory Acidosis?
Term used to describe Mild ARDS
What is Acute Lung Injury?
Maintain cuff pressure at appropriate level
What is 20-25?
(Preventing complications associated with endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes)
Unable to Sleep
What is Restlessness?
Rapid Breathing
What is Tachypnea?
Low Level of CO2 in the Blood
What is Respiratory Alkalosis?
Resulting Hypoxemia leads to
What is Respiratory Acidosis?
The P/F ratio indicates < 400
and
The P/F ratio indicates <300
What is Hypoxemia?
AND
What is Respiratory Failure
What is Headache?
Excessive Sweating
What is Diaphoresis?
(skin will be Cool & Clammy)
Too Much Acid in the Body Fluids
Arterial Hypoxemia does not respond to supplemental oxygen which leads to
What is
~Fibrosing Alveolitis
~Severe Hypoxemia
~ Increased alveolar dead space and decreased pulmonary compliance
Indications for Mechanical Ventilation
What is...
~PaO2 < 55 mmHg
~PaCO2 > 50 mmHg
~pH < 7.32
Another word for "feeling tired"
What is Fatigue?
Looking Blue
What is Central Cyanosis?
Elevated Serum Bicarbonate
What is Metabolic Alkalosis?
Initially, ARDS resembles severe Pulmonary Edema
What is the Rapid Onset of Severe Dyspnea Less than 72hrs?
The solution is check tubing; reposition patient; insert oral airway if necessary.
What is Tubing Kinked?
Physical Findings
What is...
~Use of Accessory Muscles
~Decreased Breath Sounds
~Wheezing
~Shallow Breathing
~Inability to Speak in Full Sentences
Altered Mental Status
What is Confusion & Lethargy?
The Numbers for PaO2 and PaCO2
What is PaO2<60 mmHg and PaCO2 >50 mmHg?
Define PEEP
What is Positive Pressure maintained at the end of Exhalation?
and or
What is Increases functional residual capacity & Opens Collapsed Alveoli?
The application of Positive Pressure to lungs; High Mean Airway Pressures lead to alveolar rupture
What is Pneumothorax?
~Notify MD
~Prepare pt for Chest Tube
~Avoid High-Pressure Settings for pts with COPD, ARDS, or hx of pneumothorax