Saturday, October 12, 2013

a hint on treatment of Adult respiratory distress syndrome

A tricky part: in ARDS, ABG is associated with decrease O2 tension and normal to increased CO2 tension, decreased compliance, alveoli tend to collapse,So upon mechanical ventilation you would need to increase PEEP !! 

to keep alveoli from collapse always remember that only hope for ARDS patient keep his alveoli open !! 

 don’t worry that PEEP value is high it may increase pCO2 tension,,,,this is the least problem you may think about during this condition! this is what I learned  



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