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Gjoko Markoski

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Bottom line: Giving supplemental O2 to someone w/ severe COPD really *can* cause oxygen induced hypercapnea. It occurs for three reasons: 1. Loss of hypoxic vasoconstriction --> worse V/Q matching (major reason) 2. Haldane effect 3. Decreased respiratory drive 15/15

Bottom line:
Giving supplemental O2 to someone w/ severe COPD really *can* cause oxygen induced hypercapnea.

It occurs for three reasons:
1. Loss of hypoxic vasoconstriction --> worse V/Q matching (major reason)
2. Haldane effect 
3. Decreased respiratory drive

15/15