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Old 06-20-2008, 00:42   #5
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Adal hooked me up..... This thing is the cats ass.

Saca,

Recently the little one has been picking up the sniffles from his dirty little girlfriends at day care; whatever he has been picking up moves to his lungs in about 24 hours. Once this happens his O2 rate drops and he struggles to breath. We have a nebulizer and give him albuterol as needed; if we can catch it early enough we can usually avoid a trip to the ER.

The SpO2 will be used to help us decide whether his O2 levels are sustaining at a sufficient level at home or if we need to run him to the ER.

Sleep apnea is non issue at this point

Does that answer your question???

Thanks
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