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Uploaded by on May 6, 2008

What is the right amount of oxygen to deliver to your patient with COPD? Watch this video to learn more: from http://www.101-Nursing-Tips.com

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  • Thank You! :)

  • /watch?v=l3K4oweyDB0 Following this link (copy and paste it in Youtube search) you will find one of the largest COPD community. I found there a lot of tips, answers about COPD. I hope it will help you. Join and help it's free :)

  • Superb, this makes it all really clear. Thanks.

  • this was the most helpful explanation I have ever heard. Thank you so much.

  • Awesome video. Great explanation, great energy, great visuals. Can't wait to explore more vids of yours now.

  • @mstrode4449 I thought high o2 in the lungs causes vasoconstriction of the vessels.

  • You Rule Dave

  • Consider switching to a Smart Nasal Cannula w/ Oxyview from INGEN Technologies. It's inline flow-meter offers patients peace-of-mind and worry-free wear by accurately displaying the Lpm rate of oxygen.

  • centre as it is significantly higher! so does 02 remove the stimulus to breath or is it CO2 narcosis (due to hypercpania) that depresses the central nervous system and ultimately the respiratory centre? anybody know? thanks

  • At a P02 of 60mmhg peripheral chemoreceptors are stimulated, so it has been said that COPD patiens rely on there hypoxic drive more than there hypercpanic drive to breathe. However during an exacerbation ventilation is impaired and CO2 can rise, and would giving high conc oxygen only increase hypercapnia by mechanism of the haldane effect and Hypoxic pulmoanry vasoconstriction. the patient is adequately oxygenated but should the high CO2 not reach a threshold which stimulates the respiratory

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