What's the importance of inspiratory pause for ARDS patients?

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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'...