RT Book, Section
A1 West, Natalie E.
A1 Lechtzin, Noah
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Brotman, Daniel J.
A2 Ginsberg, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 56198569
T1 Chapter 93. Hypoxia
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160389-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56198569
RD 2024/04/18
AB What  key  clinical  entities  must  be  considered  in  the  initial  assessment  of  a  hospitalized  patient  with  hypoxemia?What  are  initial  diagnostic  tests  and  assessments  that  should  be  obtained  in  the  hypoxemic  patient?What  are  the  potential  pitfalls  of  reliance  on  pulse  oximetry  to  define  hypoxemia,  and  how  are  these  avoided?How  should  supplemental  oxygen  be  delivered  in  the  hypoxemic  hospitalized  patient?