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Oxygen level 94 percent still short of breath..what is going on?

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short of breath: Short of breath is a symptom and not necessarily a correlate of lowered po2. It correlates with the work of breathing. If you are working hard to maintain normal oxygenation, you still will feel short of breath.

Answered 5/27/2021

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