Patient was educated on advantages of supplemental oxygen as follows:
- Provides extra oxygen to the end organs and tissues of the body, thereby, improving the overall functional status.
- Reduces shortness of breath and help prevent any acute episodes of exacerbation of dyspnea.
- Helps maintain increased alertness and orientation, due to increased oxygen supply to the brain.
- Reduces workload on the heart and thereby, improve exercise tolerance and endurance.
- Helps quicker healing of any chronic wounds.
- Helps reduce hypercapnia, which is elevated carbon dioxide levels in the blood.
- Helps prevent development of cyanosis.