A 72-year-old with severe COPD and PaO₂ 58 mm Hg, polycythaemia and cor pulmonale signs. Does he qualify for LTOT?...

Question

A 72-year-old with severe COPD and PaO₂ 58 mm Hg, polycythaemia and cor pulmonale signs. Does he qualify for LTOT?

Accepted Answer

Yes; PaO₂ 56-59 with cor pulmonale/polycythaemia meets criteria

Answer

No; must be ≤50 mm Hg

Answer

Only if desaturation below 70%

Answer

Only nocturnal oxygen

Answer

Oxygen is contraindicated

us-abim MCQ (SBA): COPD-Long-Term Oxygen Therapy