I’m again back on oxygen therapy after a month in hospital on a different matter. Whilst in hospital my sats were up and down nurses were forever checking my sats and blood pressure as soon as sats got lower up the oxygen levels went then if sats were ok back down went oxygen levels. It was said not enough oxygen in my blood stream. I have COPD and Asthma along with other ailments I’m puzzled as I thought you got oxygen therapy for your lung disease can any one enlighten me please
The reason you get 02 prescribed is that you don't get enough 02 from room air to ensure that all the parts of your body get enough 02 to function correctly. When you don't have enough 02 your body sends what's available to the major organs: heart, brain, etc. Other organs just do without and that leads to organ failure. 02 is not designed to help your breathing; it might, but that's not the point. The point is to make sure that your body gets all the 02 necessary for everything to work properly. Lung disease makes changes to your lungs that mean that they can't provide 02 to all the necessary parts of the body and the supplemental 02 provides that. So 02 is therapy for lung disease.
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The oxygen balance in the blood is controlled by many things. Not just breathing. We focus on respiratory and circulation issues because that is the arena we are fighting in.
But diet, hydration, hormones and many other things come into play. Here is one quick video talking about how pH and vitamins affect Oxygen in the body.
When they come take your blood labs and hang an IV bag everyday in the hospital, It is for this reason. Carbon dioxide can take over where Oxygen should go and makes the blood more acidic. Water is one key thing to restore the balance. It is an ever moving target, indeed.
Be well
Not sure what your asking ? Yes you get oxygen for lung disease if required depends on o2 level However there are other diseases or illnesses that can cause one to have low blood oxygen .heart disease for one .
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Thank you so much for sharing this with me