"Some Definitions"

Question 1

ARDS

Answer 1

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Question 2

AHRF

Answer 2

Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Question 3

AHRF (acute hypoxemic respiratory failure) leads to

Answer 3

Severe hypoxemia

Question 4

AHRF (acute hypoxemic respiratory failure) results in severe hypoxemia bc

Answer 4

The alveoli can’t oxygenate the blood going past

Question 5

AHRF (acute hypoxemic respiratory failure) results in severe hypoxemia bc the alveoli can’t oxygenate the blood going past due to airspace filling or collapse causes….

Answer 5

Intrapulmonary shunting of blood

Question 6

In both ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) and AHRF (acute hypoxemic respiratory failure) the patient will require…

Answer 6

Mechanical ventilation

Question 7

What should the tidal volume calculation be for patients with ADRS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) and AHRF (acute hypoxemic respiratory failure)

Answer 7

4- 8mL/kg

Question 8

Since the alveoli are collapsing/ having trouble in patients with ADRS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) and AHRF (acute hypoxemic respiratory failure), knowing these patients will be on a ventilator…. our _____________ should be high

Answer 8

PEEP (Positive end expiratory pressure)

Question 9

Since the alveoli are collapsing/ having trouble in patients with ADRS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) and AHRF (acute hypoxemic respiratory failure), knowing these patients will be on a ventilator…. our PEEP should be high to….

Answer 9

Keep alveoli open

Question 10

Since our tidal volume is 4-8mL/kg for patients on a ventilator with ADRS (acute respiratory failure) and AHRF (acute hypoxemic respiratory failure), our minute volume is much lower than it should be… how do we fix this

Answer 10

Smaller volumes more frequently
(increase rpm)