A 60-year-old man with severe ARDS has been ventilated for 18 days. He is on TV 6 mL/kg IBW, PEEP 8 cmH2O, FiO2 0.35, RR 16/min. Plateau pressure is 2...

Question

A 60-year-old man with severe ARDS has been ventilated for 18 days. He is on TV 6 mL/kg IBW, PEEP 8 cmH2O, FiO2 0.35, RR 16/min. Plateau pressure is 20 cmH2O. CT chest now shows bilateral ground-glass opacities with early traction bronchiectasis and subpleural reticulation. What phase of ARDS is the patient most likely in?

Accepted Answer

Proliferative/organising phase (days 7-21)

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Exudative phase (days 1-7)

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Resolution phase

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Acute phase of a new insult

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Chronic obstructive disease

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): ARDS - Pathological Phases