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You Are Working with a Man Who Had a Bout

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You are working with a man who had a bout of congestive heart failure. He is now quite deconditioned and is receiving 2 L of oxygen per minute through a nasal cannula. You are about to begin ambulation with this patient. Which of the following would be true in this clinical scenario?


A) Maximum oxygen saturation for this patient should be 95%.
B) Use of a fingertip pulse oximeter replaces the need to measure other physiological responses.
C) You will be concerned if the patient's oxygen saturation drops below 90%.
D) Monitoring oxygen saturation is not necessary while the patient is receiving supplemental oxygen.

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