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Suggest Remedies For Low Oxygen Levels In A COPD Patient

My father is a copd patient.....he had a sevior pneumonia attack a which bring down his oxygen level to 60 ....we took him to the Fortis hospital Chandigarh....now the position is that everything is in control according to doctor..but the oxygen level on 15 ltrs of regular oxygen is 80 to 85....which is less according to doctors....what should we do now
Wed, 21 Dec 2016
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Hi, get a small home oxygen cylinder and give him intermittent oxygen. Also make sure his pneumonia is totally cleared and if possible make him to some simple breathing exercises--regards
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Suggest Remedies For Low Oxygen Levels In A COPD Patient

Hi, get a small home oxygen cylinder and give him intermittent oxygen. Also make sure his pneumonia is totally cleared and if possible make him to some simple breathing exercises--regards