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How much oxygen to give
My father (72) yrs has previous diagnosis for asthmatic.
He was tested covid positive (asymptomatic). He has recovered well with no symptoms now too. No fever since last 5 days. He is still home quarantine. No breathlessness issues. He is very fat. For safer side I got portable oxy cylinder. In oxymeter it shows 88(spo2) / 95 (prbpm) I want to know how much oxygen supply should be given (2, 4, 6, 8, 10...25) for his case & till how much time (15min, 20min etc).
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Dr. Dharmendra Kumar
Internal Medicine
23 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Continue with his asthmatic medicines including inhaler bronchodilators
Chest and lung exercises if need o2 minimum 2l can be given intermittently
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Monitor spo2 can consult me online
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Dr. Mohamed Riyaz
General Practitioner
8 yrs exp
Chennai
Go for a ct evaluation and look for involvement of lung
From my point of view he is normal
If he requires oxygen give him 2 litres as continuous support 3 days
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Dr. Soudip Saha
General Physician
5 yrs exp
South 24 Parganas
Need detailed history and evaluation
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