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Oxygen Delivery Modes
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Nursing
Not Applicable
04/16/2011

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Term
Nasal cannula (prongs)
Definition
-1-6 liters(24-44% total oxygen)for adult
- can eat and talk
- dries mucous membranes ( can humidify)
Term
Venturi mask
Definition
- 4-10 liters (24-50% oxygen)
- exact amount of O2 delivery
- not as drying to mucous membranes
- can't eat, talk
Term
Plain face mask
Definition
- good for mouth breathers
- 4-10 liters ( 35-50% oxygen)
- "suffocating"
Term
Partial Re-breather
Definition
- 6-10 liters ( 35-60% oxygen)
-Re-breather some of your exhaled volume
- easy to humidify
- bag fills on exhalation
- partial collapse on inhalation
Term
Non-re-breather
Definition
- 6-15 liters (60-100% oxygen)
- highest possible oxygen concentration without being on ventilator
-drying, confining,and can't eat or talk
-only breathing oxygen.. not en-training form the "outside air"
-bag will not totally deflate on inhalation
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