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Week 5 Topic 5 DQ 2

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Q A person with chronic lung disease may develop a loss of sensitivity to pCO2 as described in the Chapter reading. Low pO2 arterial levels are common with patients with chronic lung disease. Please explain if it would be appropriate to administer O2 to a patient in this hypoxic condition.

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Hypoxia is a medical condition in which there is a lower than normal concentration of oxygen present in the arterial blood . The therapy to treat any chronic conditions can be managed very carefully otherwise it can harm the patients . Oxygen administration is the prime therapy given to patients suffering from hypoxia or any other chronic lungs disease . It is given in emergency conditions when the oxygen saturation level in the arterial blood falls that is less than 98%.