NCLEX-RN Exam Practice

Category - Respiratory

Your patient with emphysema is receiving oxygen. What flow rate would you not want to exceed for this patient?
  1. 1 L/min
  2. 2 L/min
  3. 6 L/min
  4. 10 L/min
Explanation
Answer: B - The oxygen level for an emphysema patient should not exceed 2 L/min. The patient has been in a long-standing hypercapnia, which leads to the patient’s drive to breathe being triggered by low oxygen levels. Too much oxygen would lead to the patient losing their drive to breathe.
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