The shock lung pathophysiology and treatment

Abstract

The term SHOCK LUNG is used to designate the catastrophic clinical syndrome of progressive respiratory failure. The lung is one of the organs most severely damaged by the shock state. It is estimated that more than 500/0 of the patients who die following shock have severe pulmonary complications and die in respiratory failure. The term shock lung was used for the first time in 1927. The synonyms for the shock lung are: - Wet Lung - Progressive pulmonary insufficiency - RDS - Respiratory distress syndrome - DIC Lung - Posttraumatic pulmonary collapse Septic Lung - Congestive atelectasis - Da - Nang Lung - Vietnam Lung Blast lung Shock lung follows diverse conditions as: Shock syndrome Seosis - Aspiration pneumonia Fatty embolism Massive transfusion Hyperhydration - fluid overload Oxygen toxicity DIC - Haemorrhagic pancreatitis - Narcotic overdoses - Virus pneumonia - Chemical poisons