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A patient with a medical history of sickle cell anemia is complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath. The patient is breathing 26 times a minute in short, shallow respirations. However, the patient's oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry is 100 percent on room air. The BEST approach regarding supplemental oxygen is to:
A) place the patient on a nonrebreather mask.
B) place the patient on a simple face mask.
C) do nothing; no supplemental oxygen is necessary.
D) place the patient on a nasal cannula.
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I'll mark this topic solved now thanks to you!
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