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The nurse is providing postoperative care for an obese adult who had major abdominal surgery. the client has a history of smoking three packs of cigarettes daily. which test will the nurse check for the most accurate measurement of the client's respiratory status?

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29-11-2017

The test that the nurse will need to check is the OXYGEN SATURATION TEST.
In an healthy lungs, the oxygen saturation level ranges between 95 and 100%, this means that, when red blood cells pass through the lungs 95 to 100% of them is saturated with oxygen. When a lung disease is present, this percentage will be highly reduced. Thus, the oxygen saturation test gives an indication of how efficient the patient's breathing is

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