A patient is admitted to the ER after taking a drug overdose…

A patient is admitted to the ER after taking a drug overdose. The patient is obtunded and no spontaneous breathing is noted. The patient is being ventilated with a resuscitation bag. The patient’s ABG’s as 7.38/44/295/24/99%. What is the primary indication present that mechanical ventilation is indicated in this patient?

More recent evidence demonstrates that the repeated opening…

More recent evidence demonstrates that the repeated opening and closing of the lung units generates shear stress, with direct tissue injury at the alveolar and pulmonary capillary level as well as the loss of surfactant from these unstable lung units. This injury is now termed______________.