Author Question: Home O2 therapy can be justified in patients with PaO2 values greater than 55 mm Hg in which of the ... (Read 68 times)

dollx · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Home O2 therapy can be justified in patients with PaO2 values greater than 55 mm Hg in which of the following conditions? 1. Cor pulmonale 2. Erythrocythemia (hematocrit >56) 3. Congestive heart failure 4. Peripheral vascular disease

a. 1 and 3 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only

Question 2

Durable medical equipment (DME) companies usually provide which of the following respiratory home care services?

1. Third-party insurance processing
2. Most respiratory care modalities
3. 24-hr/7-days-a-week service
4. Home instruction and follow-up
a. 2 and 4 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

Chelseyj.hasty · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
To guide practitioners in providing quality care, the AARC has published a Clinical Practice Guideline on Oxygen Therapy in the Home or Extended Care Facility. Excerpts appear on p. 1291-1292.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
These companies, both large and small, usually provide the following services: 24-hr/7-days-a-week service, third-party insurance processing, home instruction and follow-up by a respiratory therapist, and most forms of respiratory care.