For a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who needs oxygen, the oxygen flow should generally be limited to ____________________/min
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
ANS:
2 liters
For a patient with COPD who needs oxygen, the oxygen flow should generally be limited to 2 L/min to prevent knocking out the patient's drive to breathe due to too much oxygen. The drive to breathe for those with COPD is low oxygen rather than high CO2.
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