Infant respiratory distress syndrome

There are many diseases out there that effect the lungs, and can be life-threatening. They affect millions of people every year. Some examples would be lung cancer and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Cancer is a disease that, among other things, effects the communication between cells. Acute respiratory distress syndrome prevents oxygen from getting into the blood. With so many people being at risk, it can lead some people to wonder why the cure hasn’t already been created. There are many…

Franco, Enders, Wilson, Gajic, and Pannu (2016) conducted a retrospective study that reviewed the patterns and results of rescue techniques used in patients that suffered from severe hypoxemia. The researchers defined severe hypxemia as the failure to attain enough arterial oxygen while on oxygen or because of an injury due to the change in pressure, barotrauma. The article stated that previous studies have studied the techniques used in the rescue of the patients, however, none of the studies…

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome The patient in this case study had an onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome brought on by trauma. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a disease state characterized by fluid buildup in the alveoli, making it difficult to oxygenate (MedlinePlus.gov). It is a life-threatening lung condition. The new definition and severity of ARDS are defined as PaO2/ FiO2 with a PEEP of 5+ (200-200) = mild, (100-200) = moderate, (<100) = severe…

Nitric oxide can be administered by a few different ways. When a patient is on a ventilator, nitric oxide is nebulized on the inspiratory cycle. Nitric oxide can also be given by a facemask or even a nasal cannula. The normal ranges for nitric oxide is 1 – 80 parts per million. High levels of nitric oxide can be very harmful and may even cause death, pulmonary edema or methemoglobinemia. A high concentration would be considered to be between 5,000 and 20,000 ppm. The length of time that…

Sudden infant death syndrome is when an infant, under the age of one, dies during the night from an unexplained cause. It is rare for SIDS to occur within the first month, chances are higher around 2-4 months of age. There are no signs of infant distress in most cases and many mothers have stated that the infant feeds right before being laid down. It is only diagnosed after reviewing the infants’ clinical history and a complete autopsy examination is done excluding all other causes of death.…

trust and cope with their surroundings. Others believe, however, that such practices actually put the baby at risk for terrible accidents like an episode of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, being trapped under…

In the spring and summer of 2003 the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis was a global concern. SARS had significant impact in a number of countries and areas. It directly affected Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Toronto. These countries and areas were most directly affected from the SARS outbreaks, although indirect effects of this disease were felt worldwide. The effects were not only felt in the public health and medical systems, but in the economic and political…

acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a type of lung disease. That is a medical condition caused by a virus that the destruction of alveoli in the lungs,than causing swelling and fibrosis in the lung tissue and impede the work of the air sacs and prevents oxygen from reaching the blood. SARS is attached with flu-like syndrome, is viruses called the SARS-CoV which forward into pneumonia and from time to time the disease caused to death many people. The history of severe acute respiratory syndrome…

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Barnack Samuel May 03 2015 Essay on my research of SARS In the year 2002, the disease SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) ravaged the modern world, spreading via airlines and other means of worldwide transportation. From my seventh grade biology class in the year 2011, I learned much about SARS. Below is what I knew before further research. In 2002, SARS appeared in China. It soon used international airports and cargo shipments to spread across the rest of the modern world. Because of…