Skip Navigation
Access to paid content on this site is currently suspended due to excessive activity being detected from your IP address 18.208.159.25. If your access is via an institutional subscription, please contact your librarian to request reinstatement. If you are using a personal subscription, please contact the publisher.
Menu
Letters |1 March 1969

DISSENT ON OXYGEN THERAPY

THOMAS L. PETTY, M.D.

Article, Author, and Disclosure Information
FULL TEXT

This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access.

Abstract

To the Editor: I believe Question 248 on p. 1154 of the December ANNALS requires reevaluation and comment. One hundred percent oxygen is not indicated in any of the clinical situations depicted by the five arterial blood gas patterns. One hundred percent oxygen has certain toxicity if given for prolonged periods, and it is therefore possible that 100% oxygen administration might harm any or all of the patients represented in the question. At the same time, Patient D (the so-called correct answer) is in greatest need of oxygen because of his degree of hypoxemia but probably not 100% oxygen. I

FULL TEXT
PDF
Not Available
Citations
Citation

PETTY TL. DISSENT ON OXYGEN THERAPY. Ann Intern Med. 1969;70:647. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-70-3-647_1

Download citation file:

© 2019

×
Permissions

Published: Ann Intern Med. 1969;70(3):647.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-70-3-647_1

0 Citations
CONTINUE WITH LIMITED ACCESS
Annals of Internal Medicine
To receive access to the full text of freely available articles, alerts, and more. You will be directed to acponline.org to complete your registration.
×
acp link acp
silverchair link silverchair

Copyright © 2019 American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.

Print ISSN: 0003-4819 | Online ISSN: 1539-3704

Privacy Policy

|

Conditions of Use

This site uses cookies. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our privacy policy. | Accept
×

You need a subscription to this content to use this feature.

×
PDF Downloads Require Access to the Full Article.
Annals of Internal Medicine
To receive access to the full text of freely available articles, alerts, and more. You will be directed to acponline.org to complete your registration.
×
Access to this Free Content Requires Users to be Registered and Logged In. Please Choose One of the Following Options
Annals of Internal Medicine
To receive access to the full text of freely available articles, alerts, and more. You will be directed to acponline.org to complete your registration.
×