Diseases and Disorders: Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
| Course Id | 210223 |
| Course Name | Diseases and Disorders: Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) |
| Course Catagory | Respiratory Care |
| Course Price | 33.54 |
| Course CEU | 3 |
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
- List four common causes of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
- Discuss the currently accepted definition of ARDS.
- Describe the factors that influence mortality from ARDS.
- Describe the common ventilator settings used in ARDS.
- State three symptoms associated with ARDS.
- List two examples of direct lung injury.
- List three examples of indirect lung injury.
- State two stages of the inflammatory response in ARDS.
- Discuss two effects of fatty acids in the nutrition support of patients with ARDS.
- Discuss the role of antioxidants in the nutrition support of patients with ARDS.
- Discuss the pathophysiology and treatment of ARDS.
- Describe the benefits of prone positioning for patients who have ARDS.
- Discuss the nursing management of patients who have ARDS and are maintained in the prone position.