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#Bilateral pulmonary opacities
#Bilateral pulmonary opacities
#Symptoms not explained by cardiac etiology or volume overload
#Symptoms not explained by cardiac etiology or volume overload
'''PaO2/FIO2 ratio'''
'''PaO2/FIO2 ratio'''
*200-300 Mild
*200-300 Mild
*100-200 Moderate
*100-200 Moderate
*< 100 Severe
*< 100 Severe


*'''Presentation'''
*'''Presentation'''

Revision as of 18:28, 26 March 2014

Background

  • Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema due to lung capillary endothelial injury
    • Proteinaceous material accumulate in alveoli in a heterogeneous manner
  • Symptom of an underlying disease

Clinical Features

  • Diagnostic criteria[1]
  1. New onset respiratory symptoms
  2. Bilateral pulmonary opacities
  3. Symptoms not explained by cardiac etiology or volume overload


PaO2/FIO2 ratio

  • 200-300 Mild
  • 100-200 Moderate
  • < 100 Severe


Differential Diagnosis

Workup

  • CXR
  • CBC
  • Chem 10
  • UA
  • LFT
  • Lipase
  • PT/PTT
  • Influenza (seasonal)
  • Blood cultures
  • Lactate
  • Consider bedside echo
  • Consider ABG/VBG
  • Consider BNP

Management

  • Treat underlying cause
    • Cover for sepsis
      • Pneumonia in addition to other identified source
    • Tamiflu 75mg BID oral or NGT if influenza season [2]
  • Supplemental O2
  • Noninvasive ventilation
    • Limited data to support use
  • Ventilator Settings
    • Permissive hypercapnia
    • Tidal volume 6-8cc/kg of ideal body weight[3]
      • Limit barotrauma to healthy area of lung
      • Increase PEEP to improve oxygenation
    • Maintain plateau pressures < 30 [4]
    • Ensure adequate sedation
      • Better synchrony with vent
      • Decreased oxygen consumption
      • Less delirium
      • Increased patient comfort
    • Prone ventilation
      • Preliminary data suggests prone positioning may increase survival
      • Consider for refractory hypoxemia

Disposition

  • Admit to ICU

See Also

Sources

  1. Ferguson ND et. al. The Berlin definition of ARDS: an expanded rationale, justification, and supplementary material. Intensive Care Med. 2012 Oct;38(10):1573-82.
  2. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/antivirals/summary-clinicians.htm
  3. Brower RG, et al. "Ventilation With Lower Tidal Volumes As Compared With Traditional Tidal Volumes For Acute Lung Injury And The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome". The New England Journal of Medicine. 2000. 342(18):1301-1308.
  4. Hansen-Flaschen et al. Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Clinical features and diagnosis.UpToDate accessed 3/26/14