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I am suffering from copd I was admitted to hospital, treated with efcorlin, antibiotics. I was also put on o2 support as o2 was 68 only as against 100 what future precautions should I take?
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Assess your oxygenation with pulse oximetry and if below 90% then use regular oxygen for 18 hours/day at a rate of 1.5lt/mt have preventive vaccination against flu and pneumococcal pneumonia. Join a pulmonary rehabilitation programme. Continue medicine tiomate mdi 2 puff once/day. Better keep in touch with resp. Phy.
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