9 Questions
Which stage of the disease is characterized by hemodynamic instability, generalized edema, and hypoxemia?
Stage 3
Which stage of the disease is characterized by mediator-induced disruption of the vascular bed and increasing interstitial and alveolar edema?
Stage 2
Which stage of the disease is characterized by progressive lung fibrosis, ventilation management difficulties, increased airway pressures, and multiorgan involvement?
Stage 4
Which of the following is true about uncompensated pH levels?
The Paco2 or the HCO3 or both are abnormal
In compensated pH levels, what is true about the Paco2 and the HCO3?
Paco2 is normal and HCO3 is abnormal
What is checked to determine which side of 7.40 the pH level occurs?
Paco2 and HCO3
Which of the following can cause ventilation/perfusion mismatches in the lungs?
Cyanotic heart disease
Which condition can cause low ventilation/perfusion in the lungs?
Pneumonia
Which of the following is not a pulmonary cause of impaired lung tissue integrity?
Cyanotic heart disease
Test your knowledge on the stages and symptoms of a specific respiratory condition. Identify the initial signs, radiographic changes, and progression of severity symptoms. Learn about dyspnea, tachypnea, cyanosis, crackles, infiltrates, dry cough, hemodynamic instability, edema, hypoxemia, and interstitial markings.
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