A nurse is caring for a 45-year-old patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The nurse is aware that this disease is characterized by what?
A) Accumulation of copious amounts of very thick secretions in the lungs
B) Loss of elastic tissue of the lungs and destruction of alveolar walls
C) Progressive loss of lung compliance and increasing hypoxia
D) Reversible bronchospasm, inflammation, and hyperactive airways
C
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ARDS is characterized by progressive loss of lung compliance and increasing hypoxia and occurs as a result of a severe insult to the body. Accumulation of copious amounts of thick secretions in the lungs is associated with cystic fibrosis. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by loss of the elastic tissue of the lung, destruction of alveolar walls, and hyperinflation with tendency to collapse with expiration. Reversible bronchospasm, inflammation, and hyperactive airways are characteristics of asthma.
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