Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) fully solved

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)Does ARDS only occur in adults? - correct answer No, it has been found to occur in children as well Three alternative names of ARDS - correct answer 1. *non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema* 2. increased-permeability pulmonary edema 3. acute lung injury Define ARDS - correct answer an acute condition characterized by *bilateral pulmonary infiltrates* and *severe hypoxemia* in the absence of evidence for cardiogenic pulmonary edema (CHF) within hours to days of inciting events What is the most severe form of acute lung injury (ALI) with diffuse alveolar injury? - correct answer ARDS What equation is used to make the diagnosis of ARDS? - correct answer PaO2/FiO2 - FiO2 ranges from 0.21-1.0 Berlin definition of ARDS (4) - correct answer 1. needs to occur within 1 wk of clinical insult 2. radiographic changes (infiltrates will be white on x-ray) 3. origin of edema not fully explained 4. severity based on the PaO2/FiO2 ratio What PaO2/FIO2 ratio falls under the following categories of ARDS severity? - Mild = - Moderate = - Severe = - correct answer - 200-300