Oxygen therapy

Oxygen titration therapy and hypercapnia risk in COPD

Evidence suggests that high amounts of oxygen administered to patients with COPD can lead to hypercapnia (high levels of arterial carbon dioxide), potentially resulting in respiratory acidosis (Perrin...

The diagnosis and management of acute cluster headache in the out-of-hospital environment

A review of contemporary literature on cluster headaches has been conducted to inform this article, specifically keeping in mind that any development of practice needs be carefully balanced with...

Preventing prehospital hyperoxygenation during acute exacerbation of COPD

COPD, most often caused by smoking (NCGC, 2010; World Health Organization (WHO), 2011), has a complex pathology. The disease results in either hypertrophy of the mucus-secreting glands of the...

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