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ADVANCED CLINICAL CONCEPTS
• ARDS is an unexpected, catastrophic pulmonary complication
occurring in a person with no previous pulmonary problems.
The mortality rate is high (50%)
• In ARDS, a common laboratory finding is lowered PO2.
However, these clients are not very responsive to high
concentrations of oxygen.
• Think about the physiology of the lungs by remembering
PEEP: Positive End Expiratory Pressure is the instillation and
maintenance of small amounts of air into the alveolar sacs...