A patient is brought to the emergency department after a house fire.He fell asleep with a lit cigarette,and the couch ignited.TBSA burn is estimated at 25% deep partial-thickness burns to areas of the chest,back,and left arm and 20% full-thickness burns to the right arm,right upper leg,and areas on the face.The patient is placed on mechanical ventilator support.The nurse is aware that inhalation injury predisposes the patient to the development of

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Inhalation injury predisposes the patient to the development of pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).Management of ARDS necessitates mechanical ventilatory support and,in extreme cases,high-frequency oscillatory ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department After a House