I am confused. *yes, this is a medical question*
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I posted earlier about my son having to go to urgent care for asthma which turned out to be pneumonia. (middle lobe) the doctor gave him scripts of an antibotic and a steriod and told me to get a pulse ox meter because when he was there his levels were on the low side. 89-92. When they let him go he was at 94. She never really explained what to do with it, and you know i never thought to ask cause i didn't really think..
Well, i got a cheap-o at walgreens. When i take my own it says 99..when dd does it 98. When dh does it 99..when ds does it 88, i did a treatment and it came up to 91 and then dropped back to 89.
o_O
so, should i be taking him to the er? damnit, i was better off without this thing..it has me all paranoid and shit. The stupid urgent clinic is closed (they closed at 8).
He never had a fever.
and he seems OK..
should i just ignore this thing and get my money back??
I don't know what to do.. lol.
Quoting Anonymous:
Quoting athiareece:
If he seems fine i wouldn't worry. But follow your instincts!
My instincts weren't that great to begin with..this device just confuses them even more. haha
Quoting Anonymous:his pulse is 150 and he has some rapid breathing but he has had a TON of albuterol too.
Quoting athiareece:
Id think he's fine. Check his pulse with your fingers. Count for 1min
Quoting Anonymous:
Quoting athiareece:
If he seems fine i wouldn't worry. But follow your instincts!
My instincts weren't that great to begin with..this device just confuses them even more. haha
his pulse is fast. i got 144 when i manually counted it..the meter i got has it at 150.
Quoting i.love.my.life:
Take him in
Quoting Anonymous:
his pulse is 150 and he has some rapid breathing but he has had a TON of albuterol too.
he has had a ton of albuterol all day. at home he has had 4 treatments today alone, they did 2 back to back there.
That's the ugliest name everrrr!!!