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Help! could someone have normal oxygen saturation while can't breathe?
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Yes: People with different conditions can have normal oxygen saturation but could have difficulty breathing . Asthma. Copd. Pulmonary. Embolism etc.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Yes: Inability to breathe does not necessarily intrerfere with oxygen delivery.
Answered 11/23/2013
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