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Should I admit my father to hospital?
My father had cough and fever from 23rd April. We did covid test on 25th and the result came positive. Since then his fever keeps coming and going, maximum till 102. But from one day his temperature is normal. His oxygen levels stays between 91-93, and when he does proning exercises it reaches 94-95. Also, his cough increases at night. We also did CT scan and the score was 7/25. He is taking steroid medicine and antibiotics and zinc tablets. He is also using an inhaler. So should I take him to hospital or organise an oxygen concentrator?
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Arrange for a oxygen concentrator as saturation is between 91-93....ask him to do breathing exercise using spirometry
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Never use antibiotics and steroid together!
Since oxygen saturation is above 94 .. No need of starting steroids and inhalers!
Just continue antibiotics!
And arrange an oxygen cylinder with oxygen face mask for future.. In case saturation falls below 90.
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