A&P
What organ is directly affected with ARDS
the lungs
AKI
how many phases are there with ARDS?
what intervention ensures the patients lungs maintain pressure and airway patency?
mechanical ventilation/ intubation
breathe & exchange gas
What bone in the leg is the hardest to break?
the femur
potassium
What is the chronic phase of ARDS?
fibrotic phase
the patient has a feeding tube, what nutrient is most important for wound healing?
How many lobes are in the right lung?
3
the ribs
Her ABG showed a pH of 7.3, PaO2 of 82, CO2 of 59, what condition does this indicate?
respiratory acidosis
What is it called when air around the lungs causes the lung to collapse?
pneumothorax
what type of medication can help reduce inflammation in the lungs?
cortiosteroids
The patients CO2 is high, what will the change in her respiratory assessment be?
increased respirations
what physiological process is inturpted with ARDS?
gas exchange
What medication class is lasix?
loop diuretic
Dyspnea, severe hypoxia, increased work of breathing
what is the most invasive and extreme intervention for ARDS treatment?
ECMO
positive end-expiratory pressure
the alveoli
What does a Swan Ganz catheter measure, specifically for a patient with ARDS?
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
what percentage of ICU patients develop ARDS?
10%
What is the most severe complication of ARDS? (other than death)
multipule organ disfunction syndrome
What position would the patient be placed in for 16 hours a day to help the lungs recover?
prone