O2 Saturation
NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy
Kyle Rice
4.9 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Jaquay is treating a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who complains of dyspnea during daily activities. The patient's SpO2 levels tend to drop below 88% with mild exertion. In addition to continuing with a general exercise program, which of the following interventions would be the MOST beneficial for this patient?
A. Instructing the patient in diaphragmatic breathing and pursed-lip breathing.
B. Encouraging the patient to hold their breath during activities to conserve oxygen.
C. Reducing the intensity of the exercise program to avoid any further dyspnea.
D. Training the patient in quick, shallow breathing to increase oxygen intake.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Kyle Rice, awful test taker turned physical therapists and standardized test coach for over 5,000 physical therapists worldwide. |
| 0:09.0 | It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of failing the NPTE. |
| 0:16.0 | Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learn. And you'll see the life I |
| 0:22.5 | have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that allows me to change |
| 0:28.2 | lives every single day. I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to give you simple, |
| 0:34.3 | actionable strategies, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions. |
| 0:40.5 | All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream. |
| 0:45.5 | So if you're a driven PT student who's looking to pass the NPTE and start creating a life |
| 0:50.8 | you love, you're in the right place. |
| 0:53.1 | Enjoy the show. |
| 0:56.1 | All right. For this week's clinical file, we have Jaquay, and Jaquay is treating a patient with chronic obstructive |
| 1:01.8 | pulmonary disease, also known as COPD, who complains of dysknea during daily activities. |
| 1:08.1 | The patient's SPO2 levels tend to drop below 88% with mild exertion. |
| 1:15.4 | In addition to continuing with the general exercise program, which of the following interventions |
| 1:20.9 | would be the most beneficial for this patient? So we have A, instructing the patient in |
| 1:27.1 | diaphragmatic breathing and |
| 1:28.9 | perslet breathing. B, encouraging the patient to hold their breath during activities to conserve |
| 1:36.3 | oxygen. C, reducing the intensity of the exercise program to avoid any further dysphnea. And D is training the patient in quick, shallow breathing to increase oxygen intake. |
| 1:50.6 | All right, y'all. |
| 1:51.3 | Let's go up to the top of this one. |
| 1:52.5 | This is a longer question here. |
| 1:55.0 | Again, I expect to see this on the NPTE. |
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