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== Management == | == Management == | ||
Treating the underlying cause is essential, but measures to improve hypoxaemia and hypercapnia are important as well, to prevent worsening. [[Oxygen supplementation]], [[non-invasive ventilation]], or [[invasive ventilation]] may be used. | <section begin="management" />Treating the underlying cause is essential, but measures to improve hypoxaemia and hypercapnia are important as well, to prevent worsening. [[Oxygen supplementation]], [[non-invasive ventilation]], or [[invasive ventilation]] may be used. | ||
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=== Oxygen supplementation in COPD === | === Oxygen supplementation in COPD === | ||
Persons with COPD may occasionally require oxygen therapy, for example during a COPD exacerbation or pneumonia. However, administration of oxygen to some people with COPD causes hypercapnia. This has often been explained by the following mechanism: | Persons with COPD may occasionally require oxygen therapy, for example during a COPD exacerbation or pneumonia. However, administration of oxygen to some people with COPD causes hypercapnia. This has often been explained by the following mechanism: | ||