Which of the Following Statements BEST Explains Why Increasing Administered

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements BEST explains why increasing administered oxygen should be done cautiously in a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) AT REST?

• A)The body may rely on hypoxic drive to breathe (oxygen receptors)and increasing administered oxygen at rest leads to hyperoxemia suppressing the hypoxic drive.
• B)The body needs additional time to allow the peripheral chemoreceptors to cause an increase of ventilatory rate to improve oxygenation.
• C)The body is relying on carbon dioxide to regulate the respiratory cycle,and increasing administered oxygen at rest leads to inhibition of the carbon dioxide receptors.
• D)Increasing administered oxygen to the body oversaturates the system leading to toxicity.

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