Pulmonary edemaards Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Pulmonary Edema/ARDS A patient has a decreased oncotic pressure. What can be done to increase it? a. Administer albumin b. Administer morphine sulfate c. Implement a high-salt diet d. Administer milrinone a. Administer albumin A patient has a prolonged case of ARDS. What changes would be expected in the patient's alveolar cells? a. Development of emphysema b. Hyperplasia and swelling of the type II cells c. Influx of macrophages d. Multiplication of the type I cells b. Hyper...