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Thanks for your helpful input! I have great admiration for physical therapists!

88% is what insurance requires in order to pay for oxygen. Under 90 is not good. Also, be careful about the amount of o2 used because severe COPD people can have issues with co2. It is very important to have the proper tests run in order to determine the need.

Thank you for all your information. When I get short of breadth do I grab the Albuterol or Oxygen??

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This Video makes a lot of sense to me, because I have found that in most cases supplemental oxygen does not help. I take my inhalers fast-acting to open my airways and long-acting for the long term and I breathe deeply when I take my inhalers. I use supplemental oxygen when I get on the treadmill, for an hour a day. Then I tun it off and i am just fine, I need to sit down after that and rest. I do use a handicap scooter to get around. I thinking of getting a EV Trike bike (three wheeler motorized) to get me to the gym and back and shopping and I feel '"normal" for an 81 year old man.

That was a excellent description of the difference between using albuterol and Oxygen. I never understood when to use either one. If I'm having exacerbation do I grab the Albuterol or Oxygen. So grabbing the Albuterol and 'pursed-lip' breathing is better because it opens up the airways. So grabbing the oxygen does nothing to open up the airways? Is that what I'm hearing? Thanks again.

Thanks Skylar. But I got to tell you and all the nurses in the hospital that deal with oxygen copd patients. I've been in the hospital a couple of times for exasperations. They tried to get me as low as possible then release me. But they don't understand that I might be 92 at number 1 continuous flow but as soon as I walk my level drops down in the 70 s. Then panic sets in. It's like having a plastic bag over my head and trying to get air. That's the best way to describe it. Its terrible. Whenever I move I use up oxygen in my body, so if I get up to walk I have to turn up continuous flow to walk down a hall to my elevator. More if I'm out in the cold. So when I'm at home in bed I keep it as low as my machine will go before the red light goes on and beeps. When I get up to walk in my apartment, I turn it up to 3. 5 or 6 for showers. 5 when I walk to my car on the oxygen cylinder. These are all on continuous flow. I can seem to get enough on the pulse tanks for outside. Any way that's my story and unfortunately I have to stick to it. Thanks again Skylar. Because to hi a flow is not wise for your lungs.

Thank you for the information, very helpful!

How come my copd wife😨 seems not get to WANT to get better?😢 Is it the attention? Lazyness?🤔

Thank you. What you described when people pump themselves full of oxygen, it is exactly why I don’t want oxygen when I go to the hospital. I appreciate your insight. Keep up the good work.

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Why are you putting this out if not beneficial.

Video is to long...

Videos like this are dangerous. You are a PHYSICAL therapist, not even a Respiratory therapist and people will hear this and just start throwing out equipment they NEED. Who are you to say someone shouldn't be on oxygen???? Considering a person needs a DOCTOR to prescribe oxygen, I would guess they are seeing one that is managing their care already. If people need advice about what is a "healthy" oxygen saturation level for them (whatever their lung disease/defect might be)... then they should SPEAK TO THEIR DOCTOR, or especially a Pulmonary doctor.

Just starting to understand 02 & breathing process, tricky process

How often should your oxgyen tank be check ? I used oxgyen at night, I have copd

Thank you doctor this is very interesting. I will take this information into account the next time I have a major procedure.

I turn my portable steadily down to a one and just sniff a and make the blue light go on. It works fine for me

Would much rather listen to you without the music background. Thanks!

Thank You!

Need a lesson showing how us copd patients how to manage our personal "at home" oxygen equipment and safe 02 levels

i have been doing it all wrong

Sir; I am so glad I found your video tonight. I have COPD with about 30% lung capacity. My daily average oxcimeter (sp??) reading is 92%. I recently bought a used Inogen portable oxygen generating unit and have been using it as you put it to "charge my battery". I will refrain from ever using it again! I didn't realize I was making my lungs lazy! Thanks for this video. I got a lot out of it. Take care.

I’m not sure if you have COPD or not. Period. However I do and there’s times where I have a text when I grab the oxygen as far as walking around with it I don’t do that. However there are times when I need it to come out of the attack so I like your information but maybe tell people it’s OK to use it for an emergency thank you for all you do

How does COPD compare to Sarcoidosis patients? I’ve been dealing with pulmonary sarcoidosis since 2018 and about to start PT

Very good video outside of distracting music.

Thank you so much

How can I find a pt as knowledgeable as you in my area?

This was great! Thank you very much.

What is with the music? Had to turn it off… Very irritating

Thank you so much I learned a lot watching this & realized I need to be. Stricter with myself which will now be a priority.

Good information Music is very distracting and unnecessary.

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Thank you for the good explanation of what COPD really is. I have been struggling COPD for 4 years. In my case I cant afford to go to all of my consultations. I weigh 38kg and most of the time I am hungry because I cant afford to buy food. My family wont help me because they say its my fault that I am sick. And so honestly I am dying lying in a bed... skin and bones waiting for something to happen. Good luck to all suffering with this terrible sickness... and great thank you to all doctors and nurses taking care of people like me. 🥀 MARINA from Portugal 🇵🇹

Very helpful and simplified for a complex process

Thanks for your video! I am just transitioning to home health from outpatient orthopedic and looking for some good resources to help with the transition. Are there other resources besides your channel you can recommend?

Do you think new grads could go straight into home health? I’ve actually thoroughly enjoyed working with older patients at my outpatient clinic as an aide and can definitely see myself doing home health one day.

Hey man great video! I’m a pre-pt student who’s currently working as a PT aide in an outpatient clinic and I also thought that I’d want to work outpatient when I become a DPT, maybe work with athletes since I’m a college baseball player. But after seeing your video and others talking about how great Home Health is I’m starting to sway towards it.