Oxygen Levels and Supplemental Oxygen...If your oxygen levels are low, doctors may prescribe supplemental oxygen. So, what are oxygen levels, and what is supplemental oxygen?... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments41 comments
Oxygen...I don't need oxygen when sleeping cause I use the CPAP machine, I only need supplemental oxygen on exertion.... By ellenjanelockhart1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Oxygen Depletion...At those times, oxygen therapy can be used to raise blood oxygen levels.... By KevinDavitt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments16 comments
Oxygen Technology...Here is a brief history of oxygen and its supplemental use: Most of us who need it are able to get oxygen in two ways: oxygen tanks... By KevinDavitt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments106 comments
Oxygen Tubing...I use about 9 big oxygen per week. Thank you.... By buddyfoxy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Check The Oxygen Equipment...(This was before the liquid oxygen option was given to her, and it was before portable concentrators.) Her oxygen ran out before the ceremony. ... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Oxygen Therapy...Your doctor may prescribe oxygen therapy when you have sustained low oxygen levels (hypoxemia).... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Interpreting Oxygen Levels...SpO2 is another oxygen level. It’s the percentage of oxygen molecules you inhale that make it to your arterial blood.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments61 comments
Ask the Advocates: Oxygen and Shortness of Breath...In some cases, an adjustment to the oxygen flow rate or oxygen device itself was in order.... By COPD.net Team3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments16 comments
Odds & Ends...I use oxygen continuously when I’m asleep.... By KevinDavitt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Wearing Oxygen for the First Time...Some of my friends who wear oxygen didn't like to take pictures or even be seen in public with oxygen.... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments76 comments
What I Have Learned While Traveling With Oxygen...You cannot fly with liquid oxygen or portable tanks. If you don't own a POC (portable oxygen concentrator) you will have to buy or rent one.... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments19 comments
Home Oxygen Delivery Devices...Some people with COPD have low oxygen levels. This may require them to need oxygen at home.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
A Pithy History Of Oxygen...They learned that oxygen is not an acid. But, as is the way history goes, the name oxygen stuck.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
How to Tell if You're Getting Enough Oxygen...However, if you are on supplemental oxygen, your oxygen saturation levels should also stay in the 90s.... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments21 comments
Oxygen. UGH...I still smoked, got put on oxygen, still smoked for for 5 more years. I finally quit smoking in 2004.... By DianeL1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
Oxygen and me!...occurs when the brain isn't getting enough oxygen.... By KevinDavitt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments34 comments
On Oxygen & On The Go - Part 1: The Burden of Portable Oxygen...On Oxygen and On the Go - Part 2: Oxygen Embarrassment On Oxygen and on the Go - Part 3: Oxygen and Anxiety On Oxygen and... By Mary Ultes6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments29 comments
Oxygen suppliers & Medicare...I get so stressed just preparing to call to order more oxygen tanks because there is always some problem with Medicare.... By tigermom1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
I Don't Want to Wear Oxygen Because I Don't Want to Get Dependent on it...oxygen therapy prolonged COPD patients' lives by many more years than those who didn't use oxygen when prescribed.... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments56 comments
