My grandma recently started requiring supplemental oxygen at home and the nurse told my family to ensure her SP02 isn’t maintained for long periods of time over 95% because this can lead to oxygen toxicity. She is on a medical grade oxygen concentrator which I have read provides approximately 90-95% pure oxygen. (She uses 1-2 concentrators to provide 4-10lpm as needed to maintain SP02 between 90-95%) How does oxygen toxicity work and how quickly can it occur in a situation like this? Articles I have found online are a bit over my head. Thanks!
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I don’t understand it really either. But, don’t ignore what they are warning you about as far as too much oxygen goes. Apparently it aggravates COPD. My wife wouldn’t listen and it didn’t end well.
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