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G.S. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Nursing Priorities (Maintain…

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        1 week of worsened symptoms
        
        Pulmonary functional tests - Functional residual Capacity, lung volumes and lung compliance
        
        ABGs
        
        Identifications of s/s of dyspnea, cough, tachypnea and restlessness
        
        CXR that reveals opacities that are not justified by any other condition
- - - - colloids/crystalloids for volume expansion
      - PRBCs for O2 carrying
- - - - Barotrauma: Weaning patient off of mechanical ventilation as soon as possible.
      - Preventing poor nutrition: Consult with a nutrition specialist as soon as possible for possibility of enteral nutrition.
      - DVT: Use of SCDs, anticoagulant prophylaxis, frequent position changes.