COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) |
Blood Gases07/08/2010 |
MY MOTHER HAS COPD HER BLOOD GASES OFF OF OXYGEN WERE 6.2% WHAT DOES THIS MEAN HER LAST READING WAS TWOMONTHS AGO AND WAS 10.1 AND SHE WAS ASKED IF SHE GOES INTO HEART FAILURE WOULD SHE WANT A DNR ON RECORD DOES THIS MEAN THAT LIFE EXPECTANCY IS SHORT
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Amy L Pope-Harman, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep College of Medicine The Ohio State University |