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A 50-year-old male patient, a known case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), was admitted to the hospital with acute exacerbation. He was drowsy and cyanotic. His respiratory rate was 26/min. He was admitted for the management of COPD.
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Govil, D., Gupta, S., Srivastava, A. (2020). Pulse Oximetry and Capnography. In: Chawla, R., Todi, S. (eds) ICU Protocols. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0898-1_17
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