IPF, Oxygen, and You.

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IPF, Oxygen, and You.

• Erich Barischoff RRT

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How IPF Affects You

• IPF Affects Oxygenation by decreasing Oxygen
  movement into the blood stream from your lungs.

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How IPF Affects You

• This Increases your work of breathing which can
  cause
• Shortness of breath
• Increased Heart rate
• Discomfort, Anxiety and Decreased activity

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How IPF Affects You

• In the long term this Lack of Oxygenation has
  been shown to decrease life span by making your
  heart work too hard.

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Need Oxygen?

• To determine your need for Oxygen, An Arterial
  Blood Gas or ABG may be taken to determine the
  amount of Oxygen in your blood. This requires a
  small amount of blood be drawn, usually from your
  wrist area.
• Benefit Usually very accurate.

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Need Oxygen?

• A non-invasive alternative is the pulse oximeter,
  this device uses a beam of light to detect oxygen
  content in your blood.
• Benefits include
• Non-Invasive (no needle-stick).
• Being able to check it yourself at home.

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Need Oxygen?

• Able to get real time readings.
• Able to do measurements while asleep or
  exercising.

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Supplemental O2

• Supports Increased Blood Oxygenation
• by increasing the pressure across the alveolar
  membrane

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Supplemental O2

• Can decrease your shortness of breath especially
  with exercise.
• Can increase your activity, Improve your quality
  of life.
• Increase life span by decreasing the work your
  heart is doing, and providing your body with
  adequate Oxygen.

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Oxygen Therapy

• Compressed Gas
• Can provide high liter flow, 10-12 liters per
  minute.
• Small cylinders (E) are portable but not very
  convenient.
• E cylinders provide only a few hours at 2-3
  liters per minute.

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Oxygen Therapy

• Compressed gas can take up considerable space to
  store

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Oxygen Therapy

• Oxygen Concentrators
• Provide 1-5 liters per minute of flow
• Provide 93-96 Oxygen
• Adequate for home use, not portable

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Oxygen Therapy

• Requires a back-up source in the event of an
  electrical outage. (i.e. compressed gas)

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Oxygen Therapy

• Liquid Oxygen Systems
• Provides 1-6 liters per minute flow
• High Oxygen support in smallest package
• (Very portable)

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Oxygen Therapy

• Will run dry even when not in use

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Liquid Oxygen
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Oxygen Therapy

• Pulse Dose or Oxygen conserving systems.
• Uses Liquid or Gas Oxygen.
• Very portable.
• Conserves Oxygen.
• Can be limiting if patient is breathing faster
  than machine capability.

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Oxygen Savers
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Nasal Cannula
Common
Reservoir
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The Oxygen Bar
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IPF, Oxygen, and You

• Oxygen Therapy
• Can increase your Quality of Life by decreasing
  shortness of breath and increasing level of
  activity
• Can provide support for travel!
• Can increase your life span by decreasing the
  work of your heart (and other organs)

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Information Available Via WWW

• www.homeoxygen.org
• www.lungusa.org
• www.aarc.org

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