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is pocket guide attempts to define principles of practice that should produce high-quality patient care.
It is applicable to specialists, primary care, and providers at all levels. is pocket guide should not
be considered exclusive of other methods of care reasonably directed at obtaining the same results. e
ultimate judgment concerning the propriety of any course of conduct must be made by the clinician
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Abbreviations
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; d, day(s); DME, durable medical equipment;
h, hour(s); ILD, interstitial lung disease; LOX, portable liquid oxygen; PaO
2
, arterial partial
pressure of oxygen; LTOT, long-term oxygen therapy; POCs, portable oxygen concentrators;
Sp
O2
, oxygen saturation as measured by pulse oximetry
Source
Jacobs, S., Krishnan, J., Lederer, D., Ghazipura, M., Hossain, T., & Tan, A. et al. (2020).
Home Oxygen erapy for Adults with Chronic Lung Disease. An Official American
oracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 202(10), e121-e141.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202009-3608st
