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What Causes Tiredness In An Elderly Person While On Ventilation?

I m questioning for the elderly that is on oxygen does that affect anything with the breathing it appears to me that yes he goes to sleep he s 97 but he s on oxygen idiots at times irritable during the day seems more tired he s very active 97 year old anyway and then again also he has seems to cause mucus coughing I m just wondering if that could be one of these side effects
Mon, 16 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Dear is he on ventilator?? or only with oxygen giving through mask??
If he is intubated and coughing may be due to he may developed pneumonia or CO2 wash-out.
If he is on oxygen mask with drowsiness may be due to CO2 narcosis or metabolic encephalopathy or with aspiration pneumonia etc.
Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is.

Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.



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What Causes Tiredness In An Elderly Person While On Ventilation?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Dear is he on ventilator?? or only with oxygen giving through mask?? If he is intubated and coughing may be due to he may developed pneumonia or CO2 wash-out. If he is on oxygen mask with drowsiness may be due to CO2 narcosis or metabolic encephalopathy or with aspiration pneumonia etc. Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.