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[–] 22 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Is a person capable of anxiety if they're missing a fifth of the oxygen they're supposed to have?

IIRC 95% is like "you should probably talk to the doctor" territory

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  • [–] 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    95% is the lower limit of being fine.

    80% is "You should go to a hospital. No, I mean by ambulance"

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Indeed. "Thanks" to be being a frequent flier in a global company I got Covid already in March 2020 and was constantly checking my oxy values. Never got below 91, but if they had hit 90 I was told to take an ambulance right away.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    For reference, I have what my doc calls "emphysema light" and was just in the local doc-in-a-box for my first go-round of COVID. My blood O2 was 97 and I felt short of breath. 80 sounds like I wouldn't be moving under my own power.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    Is a person capable of anxiety if they’re missing a fifth of the oxygen they’re supposed to have?

    Yes. Based on seeing a family member in that predicament, I'd say they're capable of extreme anxiety at those levels.

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