Pulmonary embarrassment

[moonryder]

This is my very first time to post and I wanted to say hello. I also have a question. What does respiratory embarrassment mean?

Thank you,

Jennifer

[canoehead, BSN, RN]

I have no idea, lol.

[Spritenurse1210, BSN, RN]

I was just about to ask what the heck a pulmonary embarrasment was!!!!

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

Sort of a goofy term for pulmonary (lung) damage. You may also see pulmonary insult.