NUR 254 ARDS 2

NUR 254 ARDS 2 1. What is a PaO2 of <50 + a PaCO2 >45 mean?What needs to be done for this pt? Answer - Respiratory failure - Pt needs to be intubated and put on mechanical ventilation 2. What would you do for a patient going into respiratory failure that was a DNI? Answer Put on CPAP or BIPAP 3. (T/F) CPAP is good for patients with COPD. Answer False (It is bad because they already have problems exhaling; BIPAP should be used) 4. What does CPAP do? Answer Constantly push air into the patient 5. What does BIPAP do? Answer Push high pressure air during inspiration and low pres- sure air during expiration 6. What is ARDS? Answer Severe form of acute respiratory failure 7. (T/F) Someone who has pneumonia will not necessarily have ARDS. Answer True