Oxygen Questions

Why do you not give oxygen to COPD patients?

What is the normal oxygen level for someone with COPD?

Feeling like I cant breath... is this just anxiety?

For three days now I've been having the feeling I'm not getting enough oxygen ... I wake up with it and go to sleep with it it last all day and has caused me to have more panic attacks I'm consitrating on my breathing so I know I'm taking in deep breaths not hyperventilating... read more

My oxygen saturation level was at 78% one day. Now it is back up to 95%. Is this normal?

Went back to the hospital 3 times. One time my Oxygen saturation was at 78% the other time it was at 95%. The doctors are not sure what caused it to drop this low. Does this just happen sometimes? I am curious as to what could have caused it to drop this low and if i should be worried about it.

I got prescribed Prednisone 50mg, side effects please?

I went to the hospital last night, and they prescribed me Prednisone 50mg. I have asthma, and anxiety. I was at the hospital in the first place because my primary care doctor sent me. My oxygen levels were dropping, and I have the flu. I was also wheezing bad even after she gave me two breathing... read more

COPD- Oxygen level was at 87, now 92?

I do not recall at what level of oxygen I should be at to see if I need to get back to the doctor today or if waiting until tomorrow would be alright? I am still having labored breathing. Any opinions?

What can happen if you oxygen LPM is turned up too high?

Can a person get too much oxygen. ie: my grandkids turn the knob on my oxygenator up. So instead of getting 2 liters per minute , I may get 4or5 liters per minute. How will this affect me?

My Dad will be coming home soon with a portable oxygen tank. Is it safe to smoke cigarettes in a?

... seperate room with the door closed? Also will cooking with a gas stove be bad?

Bactroban Nasal - is it safe if you use oxygen?

Is it petroleum base? What happens if I use Oxygen?

Does an oxygen machine lower the level of oxygen in the room its in? is it safe for others?

i sleep in the same room as the oxygen concentrate machine but i dont take oxygen . could i be deprived of oxygen ? i wake up light headed . very groggy in the morning.

Is it OK to stop taking prednisone if I just had one 60 mg dose?

I was in the ER last night because I accidentally ingested peanut butter. (I'm highly allergic) My symptoms weren't too severe, and my oxygen levels were normal. They did not see a need to use an Epi pen, but they did give me 60 mg of prednisone along with Pepcid and Benadryl. After... read more

What is the highest I should ever set my oxygen level at on my in home oxygen machine?

what can happen if i set the level to high and what r the side affects

My grandmother took her diltiazem and Eliquis twice this morning?

My grandmother took 2 240 mg diltiazem and 2 5 mg Eliquis. She has a pacemaker and is on oxygen. What are the symptoms I need to watch for and when should she seek medical attention?

Oxygen level dropping on pulse ox with Gemtesa?

Been taking Gemtesa for 3 weeks now. Since I started taking this medication I have noticed a drop in my pulse ox reading from 95 to 92-93 until yesterday. Yesterday my pulse ox reading was 90 and today it is still 90. Have been hospitalized when my pulse ox reading hit 88. Will quit taking the... read more

Does the Z-pak help the shortness of breath that comes with bronchitis?

I started having shortness of breath about a week ago and had chest xrays and my oxygen was 98% so I went back today because after 3 days of the shortness of breath or labored breathing I got the nasal congestion and runny nose and a day or 2 after the cough developed and the doctor put me on the... read more