Category: Respiratory Disorders

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Table of Contents Introduction Causes Risk factors Pathophysiology of ARDS Diagnostic Tools Used in the Diagnosis and Management of ARDS Reference List Introduction The acute injury of the lung is referred to as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In this condition, the amount of oxygen diffusing from the air sacs to…

Respiratory Clinical Case, Assessment and Care Plan Patient Initials G. M. D. Subjective Data The patient is a 65-year-old female of Caucasian origin who was discharged from the hospital almost three months ago after she had been injured in a car crash. The patient complains of frequent cough, shortness of breath, and wheezing. She also…

Respiratory Complications Reduction: Barriers Proposed Change Preventing Respiratory Complications in Patients Undergoing Interventional Radiological Procedures under Conscious Sedation at Kendall Regional Medical Center Non-Human Barriers to Change Implementation The process of change implementation implies overcoming numerous obstacles and barriers. Practice shows that it is human-related difficulties that are particularly problematic to manage (Rosenberg & Mosca,…

Database Elements for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients Adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) require the inclusion of particular elements into a database. It is assumed that certain key data that are not connected to ARDS are already incorporated into relevant database tables. For instance, it is routine to consider gender and age,…

Respiratory Failure: Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Table of Contents Hypoxaemia Signs and Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Reference List Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) occurs when the lungs have trouble loading blood with oxygen or removing carbon dioxide from it. Similarly, It is also defined as the inability of the bodys pulmonary system to meet its…