Suggest treatment for lung disease
Patient: hi i work in home home health pediatric first time. 14 year old with lung disease. with nasal cannula, her O2 sats are 90-98 /1L. but im supposed to use bipap at night and she is often 87- 89%/5L for awhile then 90-96/3L in a few hours is something wrong with the bipap? Doctor: HelloFluctuation in saturation(SpO2) can occur while on bipap. This may be due to the transient displacement of saturation probe.You need not to raise the O2 if it is transient.But if saturation persistently remain below 90 look for nasal blockage or check the BIPAP. Usually there are some indicators which shows whether machine is working well or not.Regards