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Low blood oxygen level after surgery
A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. David Earleanswered
General Surgery 32 years experience
Atelectasis: Sometimes, there can be parts of the lung not fully inflated called atelectasis. This could cause low oxygen levels and can be reversed by taking deep... Read More
4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:

Dr. Andrew Turrisianswered
Radiation Oncology 48 years experience
Hypoventilation: In doctorese, meaning not taking deep breaths and coughing, due to medication and because it hurts. This is why patients are hectored and incentive s... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 48-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Feolaanswered
Internal Medicine 32 years experience
COPD: COPD patients have a persistent state of low oxygen . They need to be monitored with yearly Pulmonary Function Tests with DLCO. Medical management wit... Read More
2.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Christine Homanswered
Pediatrics 31 years experience
Autoimmune hemolytic: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, after being treated, may still smolder along at low blood hemoglobin. The body can adapt to a wide range of serum hemogl... Read More
866 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Mark Kuhnkeanswered
General Surgery 41 years experience
92 % plus....: In all patients, but certainly in post op patients, we'd like to see oxygen saturation of at least 92%. Supplemental oxygen may be necessary, at least... Read More
4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. George Hornganswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 21 years experience
many: There can be many causes, the most common after surgery is atelectasis due to poor inspiration. This can be improved by using the bedside incentive sp... Read More
4.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 22-year-old male asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Oxygenation: I can't speak to your individual case but blood oxygen levels of 76 to 89 are low - not normal.
16 viewsReviewed Dec 28, 2020
A 30-year-old female asked:

Dr. Mohammed Parvezanswered
Internal Medicine 15 years experience
Take it easy: After a simple surgery or prolonged bed rest, d-dimer will be elevated.
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 63-year-old female asked:

Dr. Mary Callahananswered
Cardiology 30 years experience
Shortness of breath: You could be short of breath from the surgery. Sometimes after sinus surgery you have swelling and that may make you feel short of breath. Your oxyg... Read More
3.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 57-year-old male asked:

Dr. Sewa Leghaanswered
Medical Oncology 51 years experience
Treatable Cancer: Patients with Prostate Cancer(which this patient has, based on surgery/ biopsy of his prostate) have many treatment options even when it is metastatic... Read More
31 viewsAnswered Oct 29, 2020
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