Topics About 'O2'.

Recently had a pt transferred from a nursing home to the ER. When she arrived her sats were at 68% on 4L O2 and declining from the transport company (not even an ambulance). Pt reports difficulty "getting air". She has COPD and lung CA with partial l...

Hi, can somebody please help me understand the pathophysiology of COPD? I work in the ER and don't understand COPD in detail. I understand you shouldn't put a lot of supplemental O2 on a patient b/c it "kills their drive to breathe on their own" but ...

So I'm a fairly new nurse And I don't have in depth knowledge about the best O2 therapy modes. Recently I had a patient with COPD on 4L hi humidity NC satting 98% when I got on shift. They took a turn for the worst (56% on random check when she was u...

Going to give you background information and then want some feedback. I am new to med surg, been here about 2 months, been a nurse about a year. My preceptor has been a nurse a few months more than me, but all med surg experience. I go with the flow ...

I was caring for a patient with COPD, who was normally on long term oxygen therapy (low flow) at home. I was on the night shift and during the day she had become unwell, increased respiratory rate, increased O2 requirement. She had been settled but t...