Question

A 70-year-old man with COPD presents with increasing breathlessness, purulent sputum, and wheeze. ABG on 28% oxygen shows pH 7.33, PaCO2 8.0 kPa, PaO2 7.5 kPa, bicarbonate 30 mmol/L. What oxygen saturation range should be targeted during his acute management?

Accepted Answer

88–92%

Answer

80–84%

Answer

85–88%

Answer

94–98%

Answer

>98%

Practice question

A 70-year-old man with COPD presents with increasing breathlessness, purulent sputum, and wheeze. ABG on 28% oxygen shows pH 7.33, PaCO2 8.0 kPa, PaO2 7.5 kPa, bicarbonate 30 mmol/L. What oxygen saturation range should be targeted during his acute management?