03-23-2006, 04:47 AM
A 68 year old man with a long history of heavy smoking demonstrates a typical obstructive pattern during pulmonary function testing. His main problem was emphysema, which recently lead to hypoxemia. Supplemental oxygen given to this patient would be expected to produce which of the following?
PAo2 Po2A-a Pao2 Lung diffusion capacity
Increase decrease increase increase
Increase decrease increase NC
Increase Increase increase NC
decrease increase increase increase
NC NC NC NC
PAo2 Po2A-a Pao2 Lung diffusion capacity
Increase decrease increase increase
Increase decrease increase NC
Increase Increase increase NC
decrease increase increase increase
NC NC NC NC