With many covid infected individuals suffering from fluctuating oxygen levels after 4-5 days of illness, doctors have advised all patients to monitor their oxygen levels after being diagnosed with the disease Do it. He said that while it was important for all patients to monitor their oxygen levels, it was also especially important for the elderly and those with co-morbid conditions. ,Decreasing oxygen level after 5-6 days of illness

Dr Bharat Gopal, director and head of pulmonology, critical care and sleep medicine at the Delhi Heart and Lung Institute, said that the number of patients admitted to the hospital has increased in the last three days, as there are five to six cases of the disease. Days later, patients showed low oxygen levels. He said that such a situation occurs in the second week of the disease. However, this was not noticeable in the Omicron wave of . , Get tested immediately on suspicion of covid infection

Dr Gopal advised, “Anyone suspected of Covid infection should get tested, especially if they are elderly and suffering from multiple ailments.” “They should also check their oxygen levels at home .” If the oxygen level drops and the condition worsens, the patient should immediately reach the hospital where adequate measures can be taken. ,It is best to be careful

Though he said, there is no need to panic, assures Dr G C Khilnani, Chairman, PSRI Institute of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, adding that it is best to be careful as the Covid Corona virus mutation Was notorious for and each variant had different characters. Khilnani said, “I am seeing a lot more patients than before and some even have specific symptoms like complete loss of smell and taste.” However, the elderly and those with compromised immunity should consider taking an antiviral drug under the advice of a doctor. He also advised monitoring of oxygen saturation after the diagnosis of Kovid. ,in Delhi 04 on April Covid positive patients were on oxygen support

On the other hand, according to the data shared by the Delhi government, there has been a steady increase in the number of Kovid patients on oxygen in the last weeks. on April Kovid positive patients were on oxygen support, while on April 1 like this 035 Only the patients were admitted in the hospitals. last month 28 in the hospital on March only 15 Patients needed oxygen.

corona updatePublished Date

Thu, Apr 13, 2023, 2: 47 PM IST