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Created page with "==Exacerbation== * increase in sputum volume, purulence, and dyspnea * severe: all 3 present * moderate: 2/3 * mild: 1 of the above, plus another finding such as URI, fever, c..."
==Exacerbation==
* increase in sputum volume, purulence, and dyspnea
* severe: all 3 present
* moderate: 2/3
* mild: 1 of the above, plus another finding such as URI, fever, cough, wheezing
* treatment depends on severity.
==Treatment==
* O2 goal 88-92%, because they are dependent on hypoxia for respiratory drive, since they are chronically hypercapnic.
* increase in sputum volume, purulence, and dyspnea
* severe: all 3 present
* moderate: 2/3
* mild: 1 of the above, plus another finding such as URI, fever, cough, wheezing
* treatment depends on severity.
==Treatment==
* O2 goal 88-92%, because they are dependent on hypoxia for respiratory drive, since they are chronically hypercapnic.