Infant respiratory distress syndrome

the Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Preventative Measures Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), also known as hyaline membrane disease, is a potentially fatal condition that effects newborns, mostly premature infants. About 40,000 newborns are diagnosed with this disease annually and the rate is growing rapidly (Ludman, Mark D). RDS is a common breathing problem with premature newborns because myriad organs of the infants are underdeveloped, especially the lungs. This prevents the newborn from being able to breathe in oxygen and pass it to the necessary organs in the body that depend on it. Unfortunately, if treatment is not immediately given to a newborn with RDS, then death is a plausible outcome. The primary cause of respiratory distress…

Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS) remains as one to the major causes of neonatal respiratory distress, which may lead to respiratory failure and death in the infant. This syndrome is the defined as “respiratory distress in an infant born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) with characteristic radiological changes and whose symptoms cannot be otherwise explained” (T. E. Wiswell, J. M. Tuggle, and B. S. Turner 1). About 8–20% of all deliveries have been detected with meconium-…

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) commonly known as hyaline membrane syndrome occurs in many premature births. As the gestational age for a baby decreases subsequently the likelihood of them having this condition will increase because their lungs are severely underdeveloped. The problems that stem from RDS include lack of surfactant, smaller alveolar surface span, elevated compliance of the small airways, and occasionally the ductus arteriosis might be a factor if it doesn’t close shortly…

Review Article Treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Preterm Infants: A Review Keishera Aldonza Candidate for Bachelor, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Introduction Preterm infants often display signs of respiratory distress syndrome at birth due to the immaturity of the lung structure, with respiratory morbidity decreasing as gestational age increases. Respiratory distress syndrome is caused by a deficiency of surfactants.…

psychomotor skills in using SensorMedics 3100B high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) in Adult Patients. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental research design with pre and post-test. The educational strategy involved technology-enhance simulation training with debriefing. The population included critical care respiratory therapists, residents, fellows and attending physicians at Rush University Medical Center. All participants received an access to a web-based teaching module of HFOV…

Furthermore, pneumonia can be potentially deadly! Respiratory failure is considered a medical emergency. It occurs when "the lungs are unable to adequately exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide because of insufficient ventilation" (DiGiulio & Keogh, 2014, p.118). An arterial blood gas can confirm the diagnosis. It will show a high carbon dioxide level and a low oxygen level. Without prior history of lung disease, the PaCO2 will be less than 60 and the PaCO2 will be greater than 50 with…

research on how institutional guidelines for oral care and improvement of nursing perception on following the proper protocol helps in diminishing VAP infections. This research was a cross-sectional carried out within 8 hospitals with ICU in 2009. This was a quantitative study giving evidence that proper oral hygiene care with set guidelines wholly or partially influenced controlling VAP. How does Institutional Oral Care Guideline Protocol help to decrease VAP rates? Clinical evidence has…

Using the Horizontal Compression buttons and the scroll bar, display the trace and table of results for each exercise. Email the report to yourself and use your results to answer the following questions, including the trace and table of results where appropriate. You should read through your lecture notes on the respiratory system; the background information for this class on Moodle; and section 23-7 in Martini (2012) p830-838. Please hand your individual work into the Student Centre by the…

Goal and Evaluation (this should be the same goal that you wrote on your prep sheet) Goal Day #1 Evaluate the role of a critical care nurse caring for a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome. This week in the CCC my patient was on a ventilator and was suffering from respiratory distress post-operatively. The patient was intubated for a coronary artery bypass surgery then my patient was extubated 72 hour after the surgery. The patient went into respiratory distress and was soon…

CLARIFICATION • Acute respiratory distress syndrome {ARDS) is a condition of dysfunctional gas exchange {i.e., pulmonary interstitial and alveolar edema progressing to advanced fibrosis) that is characterized by acute onset, bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, severe hypoxia, the absence of evidence of left atrial hypertension, and a significant risk of mortality.25 DIAGNOSIS CLINICAL PRESENTATION • History o The patient may be in present with complaints of acute dyspnea and suffocation o 'Can…