Finally I address the issue of PaO2/FiO2 as a way of quantifying oxygenation. The PF ratio, as we call it, is a significant component of the ARDS definition. A PF ratio of 200 in mmHg is equivalent to 25 in kPa and a ratio of 100 in mmHg is equivalent to 12.5 in kPa. An easier...
MethodsDuring July 1st, 2017 to June 30th, 2018, 40 ARDS patients admitted in the Second Department of Critical Care Medicine in the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University were randomly divided into control group and intervention group with 20 cases in each group based on odd or even admis...
Acute Respiratory Distress Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Trauma: Syndrome after Trauma: Fat Embolism Syndrome Fat Embolism Syndrome Jessica O’Brien Jessica O’Brien MSIII Radiology Core Clerkship MSIII Radiology Core Clerkship Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Ce...
However, a careful evaluation could identify some minimal or marked differences in the diagnostic criteria, definition, gas-exchange abnormalities, and clinical manifestations. In normal lung, gas-exchange is determined by the greater amount of normally aerated and perfused alveoli, with low venous ...