Question

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

1.) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in center oval with definition

Label each box with the following:

2.) Pathophysiology/ Etiology

3.) Clinical Manifestations/Assessment Findings

- Give SPECIFICS, adventitious breath sounds its NOT specific enough.

4.) Treatment/Therapeutic Modalities

5.) Diagnostic Studies

- Be SPECIFIC! What labs/imaging/diagnostic studies would be performed and what results would you anticipate

6.) Nursing Diagnosis

-3 complete prioritized nursing diagnoses ( Nursing Diagnosis... related to....as evidenced by...)

7.) Complications

Answer 1

Q. No. 1. Answer :

Acute respiratory distress syndrome :

It is defined as it is a type of respiratory failure, it occurs when the fluid is buildup in tiny ,elastic air sacs or the alveoli, there is a less oxygen supply due to air filling in sacs so there is difficulty in breathing may arises.

Q. No. 2. Pathophysiology :

Any lung injury leads to increased permeability of AC membranes,

Due to the interstitial and intraalveolar fluid occumulation will be taken place.

Due to the decreases surfactant and atelectasis and decreased gas exchange,

Leads to decreased oxygen supply to all the vital organs and breathing difficulty.

Etiology :

* any lung infections

* any lung injuries

* Lungs tiny blood vessels may leads to leaks more fluid than normal in to the air sacs.

Q. No. 3. Answer :

Clinical manifestations :

* respiratory distress,

* tachypnea,

* breathing difficulty, or shortness of breath, or rapid breathing.

* cyanosis,

* coughing,

* High carbon dioxide levels in the blood,

* muscle weakness and

* organs dysfunction.

Assessment findings :

Rapidly progressive dyspnea,

Tachycardia,

Hypoxemia,

Bilateral pulmonary infiltrates,

Absence of left atrial hypertension.

Q. No. 4. Answer :

Treatment :

* oxygen therapy,

* fluid management,

* administration of vasoconstrictors,

* tracheal ventilation support through tracheotomy,

* C pap. Ect.