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NR 224 Week 7 Core Assignment; Nursing Skill; Oxygenation

Course: NR 224 Fundamentals - Skills Institution: Chamberlain University Students Contributor: Jessica Chastain Format: DOCX/PPTX Pages: 7

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Week 7 Edapt Notes Gas Exchange A person who stops breathing will begin to experience permanent brain damage only 4 minutes after they stop breathing and death will occur in as soon as 8-10 minutes (MedlinePlus, n.d.). An oximeter measures the saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen. When gas exchange is impaired, both the lungs and heart can compensate for a limited time by altering the respiratory rate, heart rate, or both, allowing the body to return to homeostasis (not disequilibrium). When compensatory mechanisms fail, the result may lead to tissue and organ damage or death. 457200146023 Oxy

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