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2021-07-23 03:24:18
My husband is detected COVID positive last week after having symptoms for 5 days, he is having odometer reading initial 91, then in seconds it changes to 95, is this fine? His CT Scan last week showed 5 out of 25 ans currently taking zempred after taking antibiotics for 10 days
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Hi Correct way of measurement of Oxygen Saturation is apply oxymeter and wait for 30 to 40 seconds then read the final reading. 95% is quite okay.
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