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Spo2 around 90
My dad age 63 (Pre diabetic and BP ) had vomit and loose stools on 09/01-25 night on 10th Jan Mornig we took to nearest clinic and doctor given 4 bottles saline, now his SPO2 levels are around 91-92 range and ECG also looks abnormal. Patient has delta variant covid in 2021 that time 40% lungs got affected.
Pls suggest what need to be done
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pls get his 2d echo done and share it along with his latest xray over a consult..need to do a proper workup before arriving at any conclusion
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He needs to be hospitalized for proper evaluation, in patients with vomiting and loose stools there can be a few reasons for his low spo2
1. In severe gastroenteritis ppl can develop acute kidney injury and renal shut down with volume overload
2. The 4 salines could also be the cause of volume overload depending on the ejection fraction of the heart
3. He might actually have a respiratory tract infection as some infections of the respiratory tract present with gastroenteritis too.
All this needs to be evaluated and hence better to hospitalize for further evaluation.
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Dr. Sivaraj Karri
Pulmonologist
10 yrs exp
Kakinada
Need to rule out lung pathologies for low saturation
Get evaluated
If any evaluation done consult with reports
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