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Is Boost Oxygen Advisable For Breathlessness In A Patient With Mycoplasma Pneumonia Infection?

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Posted on Thu, 7 Sep 2017
Question: Is canned oxygen like BoostO2 ok to help breathlessness if one has Mycroplasma pneumonia?Since mycroplasma bacteria is anaerobic is it OK to use puffs of sports canned O2 like boostoxygen to help with breathlessness symptons?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Jolanda (31 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
yes you can use it without problem

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking in HCM

I can understand your concern

Each of them are good in helping oxygenation in Mycoplasma pneumonia if the patient has respiratory failure.

But we prefer more boost oxygen indeed.

Despite it might be Mycoplasma if the blood oxygenation is normal than no need for oxygen.

Even of Mycoplasma is anaerogen does not mean that compromise the blood oxygenation itself .For such you can use oxygen in any form if needed without problem.

Hope this will help you

Take care and feel free to ask me again

Dr.Jolanda
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Is Boost Oxygen Advisable For Breathlessness In A Patient With Mycoplasma Pneumonia Infection?

Brief Answer: yes you can use it without problem Detailed Answer: Hello and thank you for asking in HCM I can understand your concern Each of them are good in helping oxygenation in Mycoplasma pneumonia if the patient has respiratory failure. But we prefer more boost oxygen indeed. Despite it might be Mycoplasma if the blood oxygenation is normal than no need for oxygen. Even of Mycoplasma is anaerogen does not mean that compromise the blood oxygenation itself .For such you can use oxygen in any form if needed without problem. Hope this will help you Take care and feel free to ask me again Dr.Jolanda