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How low is too low with oxygen levels?

admin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:09:44 +0000

I used a pulse oximeter yesterday in nurse aide training class and it said mine was 95 is this normal>
I am 28, I used to smoke but have just celebrated 2 years smoke free!!!!!! But when I quit I gained alot of weight. I am 5’2" and 208 lbs.

I’ve been hospitalized many times for asthma attacks and been put on "blood oxygen saturation monitors." From my experience I can tell anything in the 90s is A OK, it’s when you drop down to 88 or below is when you need to get concerned. Next time, take a few deep breaths, hold them in for a few seconds and watch your oxygen saturation rise, you’ll be reassured lol. Also, how are you if you don’t mind me asking. Healthy Oxygen lvls vary with age.

From what I’ve learned at the hospitals, a full blow athlete usually will have about 98-99. Congratulations on kicking a terrible yet very addicting habit. Your one of few that can say that. But anything in the high or low 90′s is great. There is a steep drop in safety and risk involved once you start going below 88.

my pulse rate is 50 i am having beta blockers can i stay at high altitude where oxygen is 25% less?

admin — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:52:36 +0000

having Beta Blockers due to Hypertension

if you are a healthy young person and you are not having any other health problems you can stay there, but you have not even mentioned why you are taking the drug.

How would an asthma attack affect the person’s pulse?

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:08:16 +0000

Would it slow down, stay normal, or speed up?

At first I thought that the pulse will be faster because the blood would be trying to compensate by distributing oxygen faster, but now I’m not too sure. Help?

Yes faster. Your heart will increase to compensate for less oxygen in the blood, as you thought. The heart rate is the first vital sign that will change as a result of lower oxygen level in the blood.

It will also increase as part of the "panic factor" when the asthmatic feels like they cant breathe.

What could happen if blood oxygen levels are seriously low for too long?

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:52:37 +0000

What could happen if the blood oxygen level in a person is low (around 60 to 70%) for over 5 hours? Could this cause brain damage?

Also if the person is old or young would this make a difference to the amount of damage caused?

and during this time would the body be trying to get oxygen and be forcing the other organs eg: lungs and heart to race making the patient have high blood pressure and high pulse rate ( eg in the 120 to 130 range) ?
Any answers to my questions would be greatly appreciated

When my wife had sever COPD it was found thankfully while in the hospital and her’s had dropped to under 80%. This lead to an extended time on a resperator and months of treatments to keep it above 92% which is low but acceptable in this condition. Normal is 95-98%. Blood levels that low can lead to many problems including brain damage, damage to vital organs and even death.

what equipment measures oxygen saturation and pulse?

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:18:03 +0000

Oddly this is done using a pulse oximeter.

How the pests of stored pulses seeds in closed jars get oxygen or water for their survival?

admin — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 03:36:20 +0000

How the pests of stored pulses seeds in closed jars get oxygen or water for their survival?
Many pulses are stored in airtight jars, the pulse pests like beetles and others survive there, do they need oxygen and water? If,they need how do they get?

You might find this article interesting. Its about how bugs survive in food storage. It show a study done with and with our oxygen absorbers in large tin cans. I think this may answer your question.

http://www.frontiersurvival.net/shop/cgi-bin/cp-app.pl?usr=51F7804578&rnd=2425715&rrc=N&affl=&cip=166.164.150.71&act=&aff=&pg=ste_bugs

99% pulse oxygen level..?

admin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:54:17 +0000

I have been feeling short of breathe lately… If your pulse Oxygen level is 99% does that mean you dont have fluid in your lungs?

Not everyone’s is 100%, and 99% is a VERY good reading.

So, I would have this checked out of you feel out of breath, because the 1st poster is correct that you can still have some lung defects and have a good oxygen level. I have cystic fibrosis with about a 65% lung function and my O2 levels in my blood are about 98-99%, well lately. They’ve been much lower before obviously.

When using a finger pulse oxygen saturation machine my friends reading was88 on the oxygen saturation.Danger?

admin — Sun, 15 May 2011 07:48:33 +0000

The oxygen saturation reading should be 100, which mine reads. But my roommates reads between 88-92. He is in pain and having a hard time breathing, too. He went to the doctor yesterday. Any help

he needs to be examined by a medical professional. your reading doesn’t have to be 100% to be normal, but when you start to go below 90% it can be a problem.

why is he in pain? was he injured? have asthma, copd, or smoke? its really hard to say whats going one, but he does need to be evaluated.

what does a pulse of 100 and an oxygen level of 98 mean?

admin — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:43:27 +0000

Pulse is a tad bit high, but nothing to be concerned about. Oxygenation level of 98% is great.

My father 33% lung capacity and 80 pulse ox, how worried should I be?

admin — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:20:34 +0000

My father is 60 yrs old, smokes, is overweight, has diabetes, an enlarged heart, overproduces red blood cells, COPD, and has a 33% lung capacity with an 80% oxygen saturation level. I have not been given any real understanding of how severe this really is. I know that it is very bad, but how bad? Does he have weeks, months, years? Any understanding would be better than just knowing his statistics with no understanding of what they translate in to.

I would talk to his doctor. I hope that he is on oxygen and that raises his pulse ox to above 88 92 is even better. 33 percent capacity is not good. He has many co morbidity. He probably has sleep apnea as well. No one really knows how long we have exactly but his numbers are poor.