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Administering high levels of oxygen to a person with chronically high PCO2 levels would likely lead to decrease in ventilation.
What is ventilation?
- Ventilation is the exchange of air between the atmosphere and the lungs that is achieved by the physical act of breathing.
- Hypercapnia means increased amount of carbon dioxide in the blood i.e. partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2) in arterial blood greater than 45 mm Hg.
- Too much oxygen can be dangerous for patients with (or at risk of) hypercapnia.
- Therefore, it may lead to decrease in ventilation.
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Question: Administering high levels of oxygen to a person with chronically high PCO2 levels would likely lead to ________ in ventilation.
