What treatment is most useful in preventing subsequent right-sided heart failure in a patient with interstitial lung disease?
a. Bronchodilator
b. Digoxin
c. Oxygen
d. Caffeine
ANS: C
Although studies are limited, supplemental oxygen delivered via nasal cannula can prevent rest-ing hypoxemia and allow greater exertion before desaturation. These benefits may improve qual-ity-of-life and potentially ward off development of pulmonary arterial hypertension, although further studies are needed.
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