Use of Oxygen Therapy in the Patient Who Is Hypercapnic

question 18

Multiple Choice

Use of oxygen therapy in the patient who is hypercapnic may result in

• A) oxygen toxicity.
• B) absorption atelectasis.
• C) carbon dioxide retention.
• D) pneumothorax.

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