Difference between revisions of "COPD-LONG TERM OXYGEN THERAPY"

Latest revision as of 20:03, 13 March 2023

SUMMARY

1. Given 16 hr/day; anything < 15 hr/day does not confer a survival advantage.

2. Improves dyspnoea, exercise capacity, quality of life.

3. Patients should be encouraged to be active as this improves mortality/morbidity; however difficult as O₂ delivery systems are bulky.

4. LTOT for nocturnal dyspnoea improves sleep quality & decreases number of nocturnal PVCs.
5. Continuous O2 therapy indicated in PaO2 < 55 mmHg or PaO2 < 60 mmHg with pulmonary HTN or cor pulmonale.

Reference(s)

Wilkinson, I., Furmedge, D. and Sinharay, R. (2017). Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Get it on Amazon.
Feather, A., Randall, D. and Waterhouse, M. (2020). Kumar And Clark’s Clinical Medicine. 10th ed. S.L.: Elsevier Health Sciences. Get it on Amazon.
Hannaman, R. A., Bullock, L., Hatchell, C. A., & Yoffe, M. (2016). Internal medicine review core curriculum, 2017-2018. CO Springs, CO: MedStudy.
Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021].

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 ==Reference(s)==
-Wilkinson, I. (2017). Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
+Wilkinson, I., Furmedge, D. and Sinharay, R. (2017). Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [https://amzn.to/3YHrI6K Get it on Amazon.]
+<br/>Feather, A., Randall, D. and Waterhouse, M. (2020). Kumar And Clark’s Clinical Medicine. 10th ed. S.L.: Elsevier Health Sciences. [https://amzn.to/3k7WSW0 Get it on Amazon.]
 <br/>Hannaman, R. A., Bullock, L., Hatchell, C. A., & Yoffe, M. (2016). Internal medicine review core curriculum, 2017-2018. CO Springs, CO: MedStudy.
 <br/>Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021].