Can anybody interpret my oximeter report please?
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I blame Beta-Blockers for making my lungs feel like they dont work, my cardiologist had a lung function test for me a couple of weeks back, whilst the technician did say I have lower lung restriction, I have to wait to see my cardiologist in December for the results.
Now I have a few of these Pulse-Oximeter devices, they show when sitting down generally a Spo2 of around 92% but I have seen it as high as 99%, but generally, when walking around, about 94%.
Sleeping however looks to be rather worst and I am wondering why I am so exhausted and sometimes even feel drunk.
Can anybody click on my report below and tell me what they think please?
Basal SpO2 88.2
Minimum Spo2 82
The technician wouldn't even read this report as she said I have to be referred, but she did see it enough to say, "I can see you need to be referred to a sleep apnea clinic", but I am thinking I am not seeing episodes of sleep apnea as in downward spikes, just a constant low percentage for half the night.
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soon39929 peter01729
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According to some statistics published earlier, copd patients(specially emphysema patients) tend to have about
2-4% of desaturation during sleep. I guess your Doctor wanted to see if you might need nocturnal oxygen therapy. have you ever checked up your spo2 level when walking at your pace? It also helps decide to see if
someone need ambulatory oxygen therapy. In order to make the piture clear, I need below informations;
1) Are you dignosed that you have emphysema or copd? Are you a former smoker or still currently smoking?
2) Did you have your artery blood oxygen saturation level by ABGA at hospital? Or just by your personal pulse
oximeter or that in hospital?
3) Did you check up your lung function test at hospital? If yes, what is your fev1 number(in liter) or percent
predicted.
4) You do not need LTOT at home since your spo2 level at rest is 92%, but no information on your spo2 level
when walking.
Suppose I get these information, I may give you some more infomations that may be of help to you.
From severe emphysema patient since 2013.. (My first dignose was in 2005, moderate emphysema)
peter01729 soon39929
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My lung problems and chronic cough all started back in January when they put me on Beta-Blockers for Ventricular Tachycardia, that has been cured by an ablation and I came off the Beta-Blockers in March, but I still have the breathlessness, feeling my lungs aren't working and cough. It is this my cardiologist is investigating, he has yet to see me about the above posted report and the results of the lung function test I had a couple of weeks back.
Below is a report from a gentle walk in the woods.
1) Haven't been diagnosed with anything lung related yet, still being investigated for heart failure. Last roll up I had boxing day, smoked about 20 a day since 1999.
2) Dont know about ABGA, but whilst I was in hospital for Ventricular Tachycardia, the machine kept bleeping constantly and I saw my blood oxygen level around 87%, no idea what it read when I was asleep. The reports I post are from my own machine, I have two other finger Pulse Oxy readers, and they all read about the same.
3) All I know about my lung function test is that the technician said I have lower lung restriction, she didnt even measure oxygen levels, just capacity and how quickly I could breathe in and out. I dont see the cardiologist for the results until December.
My own theory is that the Beta-Blockers have permanently damaged my Autonomic Nervous System, my heart beat also varies between low 40s and 150 bmp for no apparent reason.
Thanks for your Help.