Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was first described in 1967 by Asbough et al. as a clinical syndrome that occurs 24 to 48 hours after a direct or indirect lung injury [1]. It is characterised by dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia refractory to oxygen therapy, decreased lung compliance,...
High or low temperature:Feverin infants is less common, even when they have an infection. They are more prone tohypothermia(lower body temperature), which could be a symptom ofhypoglycemia, sepsis, orshock. Poor feeding:If your newborn feeds poorly or refuses to be fed, this requires prompt...
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If your baby is delivered early, respiratory distress syndrome, a condition that makes breathing difficult, is possible. Babies who have respiratory distress syndrome may need help breathing until their lungs become stronger.• JaundiceJaundice, a yellowish discoloration of the skin and the whites ...
Computed tomography (CT) has played an important role in improving our knowledge of the pathophysiology of the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and in determining the morphological and functional relationships of different manoeuvres commonly used in the therapeutic management of this syndrome ...
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Oxygen saturation levels (SpO2) between 95 to 100 percent are considered normal for both adults and children (below 95% is considered abnormal). People over 70 years of age may have oxygen levels closer to 95%.
Inhaled nitric oxide and inhaled prostacyclin in acute respiratory distress syndrome: what is the evidence? The mortality for acute respiratory distress syndrome remains unacceptably high. Two vasodilators, inhaled prostacyclin and inhaled nitric oxide, are revie... N Puri,RP Dellinger - 《Critical ...
better than late treatment, whereas the role of surfactant prophylaxis is under re-evaluation due to the actual large diffusion of antenatal steroid and nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment which have changed the clinical characteristics of preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome....
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) A pus-filled cavity in the lungs (lung abscess) Spread of infection to the blood (septicemia) and other organs (sepsis) Atelectasis — collapse of a lung lobe Pneumothorax — collapse of a lung wing ...