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What To Do When Pulse Ox Drops

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Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

Pulse ox is 97 to 98 but pulse drops between 47 to 51 is that fine. YYYY@YYYY .am 73 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra MD

therapy which includes light walking 40 steps or so. My question is this: His pulse ox stays in the upper 80s to low 90s while walking bu then drops rapidly to the low to mid 70s... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

Hi, What is the normal Pulse ox for a 5 year old Downs Syndrome 5 year old with pneumonia? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Erion Spaho MD

mva 31816. head on, restrained driver. ct scan and blood work all wnl. today sob, pulse ox shows 90%. chest tight and uncomfortable. what should I do. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Erion Spaho ( Neurologist)
Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

Low heart rate? Used a pulse ox last night. Ox: 95% Heart rate: 38 bpm, average 65 year old 313 lbs., sleep apnea , copd no meds, no symptoms ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

from head to toe checked all normal except my pulse ox drops when I stand. ...my pulse ox drops upon standing...why? I am 86 and am having spells when I stand... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr.   Ivan R. Rommstein MD

feeling very weak and ill and short of breath with my pulse ox barely making it to 90, and if I talk or move, my pulse ox quickly drops. My legs have also been swollen off and on.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Rohan Khandelwal MD

sleeping pulse rate of 102 and a pulse ox of 95. It is hard to convince him to go to ER since he spend a lot of time there recently. At what pulse ox level... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rohan Khandelwal ( Oncologist)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

11 liters of oxygen keeping him around 89 on pulse ox. When not wearing his mask for a short time he drops in to the 40 s..is this normal at this stage of the disease ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr. Dhananjay Chavan MD

Can anxiety cause a pulse ox to go lower? My mother s physical therapist told her to see her doctor because her pulse ox was going low (in the 80 s) when she exerted... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dhananjay Chavan ( Psychiatrist)