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| Why is BUN, Creatinine,and electrolyte levels ordered with a patient on a ventilator in ARDS? |
Oh yea, on that first answer the acidosis thing, that is wrong, you measure that with arterial blood gases......
with ards most of the patients are septic. they also have multiorgan failure wh... |
| Is there any evidence that chemotherapy is a cause of ARDS? |
You dont give very much information on your dad such as his age, does he smoke, does he have a hx of heart ailments etc. Is he otherwise healthy. What kind of chemotherapy did he recieve? How i... |
| What is the real reason a person gets (ARDS) and dies? |
Adult Respiratory Distress syndrome, can be an end effect of several other diseases, such as COPD, pneumonia, cancer, etc. basically the lungs which should be very pliable(flexible) become stiff an... |
| How does your hospital treat ards? |
I've been reading alot about ARDS because I have 2 patients that I'm taking care of right now in the ICU that are not responding to any treatment. There are alot of differing opinions by ... |
| Do patients that have recovered from ARDS get ARDS again? |
yes you are very susceptable to ARDS again! ... |
| What is residual ARDS(Acute respritory distress syndrome)? |
Just by looking at a Chest X-ray? Did the X-ray have a ground-glass look? Infiltrates? (If you have a copy of the Radiologist's interpretation, it would probably pin-point what he is seeing... |
| My quiestion about ARDS ...? |
The asnswer to your question lies in the fact that you are confusing an effect with the cause.
ARDS or Acute respiratory distress syndrome usually refers to Neonatal respiratory distress syndrom... |
| Can an ARDS patient get ARDS again? |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is breathing failure that can occur in critically ill persons with underlying illnesses. It is not a specific disease. Instead, it is a life-threatening c... |
| Is a patient with neurogenic shock at risk for MODS or ARDS? |
This article will give you a better insight:
Nursing Process III -Impaired Tissue Perfusion: Shock & MODS - Lewis Ch 65
A quick review
鈥? Shock is a clinical syndrome resulting i... |
| What is the relation between malaria and adult respiratory deficiency syndrome (ARDS)? |
Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world, and severe respiratory complications have been described mainly in association with Plasmodium falciparum. We describe a case of ... |
| My husband had open heart surgery and then developed ARDS 5 hours later, that was 3years AGO. Input from DR,RN |
If your husband suffered a massive heart attack, then there will be heart muscle that is damaged and will not beat adequatly.. causeing a build up of fluid in the body, heart, and lungs. After havi... |
| What's the importance of inspiratory pause for ARDS patients? |
this allows the oxygen to more fully saturate the alveoli because the oxygen stays inside your lungs longer, leading to better perfusion and better SaO2 (oxygen saturation)
in other words, it he... |
| How much is the role of IRV in ARDS? |
What is IRV?
ARDS is also known as non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Usually caused by an inflammatory process. It is characterized by decreasing compliance of the lungs and the need for increa... |
| In Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ARDS,,what will happen to the lung compliance ?? increase or decrease? |
Compliance, or the elasticity of the lung, will decrease. This is due to inflammation and fluid in the interstitum of the lung which is seen as diffuse infiltrate on x-ray. Hope this helps. ... |
| What's the difference between ARDS and SARS? |
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, called SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). SARS was first reported in Asia in February 2003. Ove... |
| Has anyone else had ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) and have come out of a coma? |
hi, sorry, i've never had ARDS but i've worked with patients who had ARDS. they're not really in a coma, they are just heavily sedated because they are going to be put on a ventilato... |
| Latest management of ARDS? |
Recent findings: Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome occurs in 6-8% of the general intensive care unit population, with a mortality of 32-45%. A recent epidemiologic study found t... |
| Is ARDS realted to fever, high pulse rate and respiratory rate. What is it? the outcome? |
ARDS is known as acute respiratory distress syndrome, or adult respiratory distress syndrome.
It is Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which becom... |
| Hi my mom has been in S.I.C.U.? |
Give her a note pad. Tell her you all don't want her to tired herself out trying to speak. Let her write down everything and that way you will hopefully be able to understand her and make thin... |
| Hi my mom is in S.I.C.U. from a operation today which she developed? |
Your mom developed ARDS (adult respiratory distress syndrome) from being on the ventilator too long. I would get a second opinion, what could it hurt. It sounds like her vent. settings aren'... |
| Did you know that the ONLY place you can smoke indoors in Scotland .....? |
you are f***ing joking me????
I just got back from tenerife and missing smoking in the pub! It was more of a novelty to us scots than english as we have suffered the ban longer! ... |
| My ar stop working? |
What do ARDS have to do with respiratory diseases and conditions?
What ARE "ards", anyway? ... |
| Is gallbladder surgery painfull? |
I had my gallbladder laproscopically removed, so my recovery was with only minor pain and discomfort. I was in and out of the hospital the same day. But I was young. I can imagine that if you ar... |
| How is it, i know where i want to be in life and what will make me happy, but something in life stopping me? |
If we never had anything bad happen in our lives we wouldn't appreciate the good things when they come. Also you have to take control of your life. If you don't want to deal with someone... |
| Do you think a fever of 102.3 is high especially when you are on a? |
Yes, the fever is high but I don't think the oxygen being delivered would be a factor on her temperature. Let the people treating your mother know your concerns. They might be able to allevi... |
| Hi my moms oxygen level is 30 o2? |
30% oxygen is very low considering room air is 21%, so that is good. Her oxygen saturation is good too, normal is 92%-100%. Her respiratory rate is a little high, normal is 8-20, with 12 being idea... |
| ANY DOCTORS AROUND??? PLEASE HELP. need advice? |
I'm not a dr but I would like to help if I can because I have a number of gyn issues, some of them starting in my teens but not getting diagnosed til my 20s.
I would definitely suggest gett... |
| My mom has been in the hospital S.I.C.U. for a month and a half now? |
I'm glad to hear that your Mom is still hanging in there. I've responded to you before, and I've been watching for progress on your mother through your questions. I have the little... |
| Question for docs/nurses/surgeons..... can coma patients dream?? |
Yes as their subconscious turns as active.
A man in Pakistan, in coma, when you hold a "Tasbeh" in his hand he start counting on it and his lips start moving like he is reciting dhikr ... |
| Is the prospective payment system actually unhealthy for some categories of patients ? |
It may seem the the PPS system may motivate health care providers to "cut corners" by not performing certain tests and procedures. The less the hospital actually does to you, the more mo... |
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