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We do have an oximeter but I wasn't sure what the numbers mean. I think the oxygen level was on the bottom and the heart rate was on top. Is that right? So if the one that tells us the oxygen is low, then we know that his co2 is building up. Right? Let me know if my thinking is correct. Thanks.
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@denise96. The bigger size number is the CO2 and the smaller size number is heart rate. The CO2 only goes to 100 which is perfect. You don't want your husband's CO2 to go lower than 90 I'd say. Seeing your hubs and mine both have COPD, my husband's docs told him his good CO2 range is 87 and up, I've found him acting like he was drunk when his CO2 was in the 50's and he was able to walk to the car so I could get him to hospital. I think 2x I was able to bring him to hospital where they'd admit him directly to ICU. All the other times I found him unresponsive so I had to call 911.