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Post covid spo2 fluctuations
My father(age 62) was diagnosed with covid -19 with CT severity score 21/25 and was admitted in hospital with oxygen support for around 25 days.
The medications in hospital included Steroids , anti-coagulants, anti-fibrotics and other medicines.
Now, he has been at home for last 1 month and doing physiotherapy and other breathing exercises ( and bed rest for majority of the time ).
His spo2 levels while resting is 97-98., But when he walks for 5-10 minutes or does little physical exercise , his saturation falls to 90-91 .
(He also still has little dry cough)
When will spo2 level fluctuations improve ?
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It is normal in post covid .
Kindly come for online video consultation for prescription
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
At his age,his severity of the disease, he really improved well. Is he Diabetic.any Co morbid conditions. Is he on steroids. Pl do not exert him self.it takes 3 months, to recover.But at the same time, you must be cautious too.
Pl consult Pulmonologist online with all the reports and treatment taken.
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Dr. Pranay Vinod
Pulmonologist
13 yrs exp
Patna
Have graded exercises. Avoid excessive exertion. Spo2 of 90-91 is also physiological and ok. This may improve with time. May be 2-3 months. Whole thing may not come back to normal, but definitely some gradual recovery will be there.
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Graded exercises as tolerated by the patient. Good nutrition. Give it time.
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Dr. P M Anbumaran
Pulmonologist
12 yrs exp
Chennai
Do a online consultation with a pulmonologist for further evaluation and management
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