Long-Term Oxygen Use and COPD...Oxygen therapy targets these symptoms and offers aid by raising the level of oxygen in the blood.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
What to Do When Your Oxygen Level Is Low...Walk back to your oxygen source, whether it's an oxygen tank or concentrator. If you are using a tank, check if it still has oxygen.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
COPD Lexicon: Pulse Oximetry Terms To Know...Not enough oxygen making it to tissues. Your tissues need oxygen to do their work.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Am I Trying To Say?...I am on night oxygen and days if needed. I do Soduko and other games that are supposed to be good for increasing memory.... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
How Long Can Your Oxygen Tubing Be? ...So, some started adding oxygen tubing to their cannula tubing. They did this using oxygen tubing connectors.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments22 comments
The Past and Outdoor Fun...But us, with mobile oxygen, we can go almost anywhere. I do not use oxygen most times when sitting as now at my computer or watching a film.... By derekc2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Tips for Choosing the Right Portable Supplemental Oxygen Delivery System for You...your oxygen supplier.... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
What You Should Know When You Are First Prescribed Oxygen...prescribed oxygen.... By Jackie English4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments41 comments
What Are Alveoli?...The essential element of life is a molecule called oxygen. Oxygen is one of the components of the air you inhale.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments
OXYGEN FRUSTRATION...The most frustrating thing about oxygen is the fact that it's been around for 40 years- with no major improvements!...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesBreathingCopingTreatment
COPD Lexicon: Oxygen Terms To Know...Supplemental oxygen. It’s when you inhale more oxygen than what’s in room air.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Breathlessness vs. Oxygen Saturation with COPD: Understanding the Difference...Hypoxemia means there is a low level of oxygen in the blood. Being hypoxic means that not enough oxygen is getting to your body's cells.... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments105 comments
How Safe Are Your Blood Oxygen Saturation Levels?...If you use oxygen, an oximeter is essential.... By derekc4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments
Do's and Don'ts of Traveling with Oxygen...Just as with home oxygen delivery systems, portable oxygen can be supplied in the form of gas cylinders (small, green, bullet-shaped tanks), liquid oxygen... By Kathi MacNaughton2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments25 comments
How to Deal With a Tangled Oxygen Line...For those who use oxygen to help manage their COPD, the tube line can often pose a bit of a problem.... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments27 comments
COPD Lexicon: Home Oxygen Terms to Know ...So, I’ve already discussed “Oxygen Terms To Know." Today, I’d like to discuss HOME oxygen terms to know.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Wife and I are both on oxygen...My other half just went on oxygen about a month ago.... By seabolt1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Oxygen...On oxygen 2 liters work fine when I am at rest but when I stand I drop quick on my oxygen level...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesBreathing
A Day Out Leads to Ignorance and Rudeness...Then I realized that for someone my age, using a walker with supplemental oxygen was scary for people who were blessed enough to have never needed it.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments48 comments
My Cardiologist...COPD may cause there to be low oxygen in your blood.... By KevinDavitt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments