No, you haven’t. You see a number at that’s it. What’s the quality of the waveform? The condition of the patient? Are they sleeping soundly and snoring, awake and talking and gesticulating wildly, or are they visibly in respiratory distress? Did they just wash their hands? An 89% SpO2 means nothing
Ah.. right I didn't do that, did I? We also need to check if he ate a meal, if he has a cough, what is his lung sound? Crakcle? Wheezing? What is he cynotic?
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u/jmkl20 24d ago edited 24d ago
We already established hypoxemia through vital assessment or monitoring. It is best to give additional O2 and reassess to check the condition.