A 65-year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is admitted to the Emergency Department with breathlessness. This is her first admission with an exacerbation of COPD. Blood gases taken on room air shortly after admission are as follows: pH 7.38 pCO2 4.9 kPa pO2 8.8 kPa What should her target oxygen saturations be? A. 94-98% B. 88-92% C. 92-94% D. >98% E. > 95% first 48 hours, > 90% rest of admission
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 11:37:35 +0000
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