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A 20-year-old male asked:
If an asthmatic patient has an o2 blood saturation 85% does that mean he should be in the emergency room or not?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Nestor Del rosarioanswered
Addiction Medicine 36 years experience
Anyone: Asthma or not with saturation of 85% would likely be in the er except a few of chronically known hypoxic patients in whom everything is done. More so in asthma because the hypoxia in asthma is a later occurrence, they compensate initially by breathing harder and to be hypoxic means it is harder to keep up with the body's need. So, yes, go to the er.
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Dr. Amrita Dosanjhanswered
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 38 years experience
Low pulse ox: Yes if you are having an asthma attack, and a low o2 saturation ( normal 95 or higher), you should be seen by a physician right away.
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