Why is conservation of energy important for patients with chronic lung disease?

1. Why is conservation of energy important for patients with chronic lung disease?

2. What safety issues are of concern to home health-care patients with supplemental oxygen?

3. What areas will you inspect when assessing a patient with impaired oxygenation?

4. When you palpate, what two evaluations are you making? How can you tell if the patient is becoming hypoxic or hypoxemic?

5. Differentiate between a simple face mask, a partial rebreathing mask, a non-rebreathing mask and a venturi mask.

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1. Why is conservation of energy important for patients with chronic lung disease?

2. What safety issues are of concern to home health-care patients with supplemental oxygen?

3. What areas will you inspect when assessing a patient with impaired oxygenation?

4. When you palpate, what two evaluations are you making? How can you tell if the patient is becoming hypoxic or hypoxemic?

5. Differentiate between a simple face mask, a partial rebreathing mask, a non-rebreathing mask and a venturi mask.