[FRIAM] COVID SaO2 at 7k feet

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Ha! I'll have to check with Renee' on her death benefit. Maybe I could retire and brew beer for the rest of my life! But she won't die. Her (younger) sisters like to yap on and on about how Renee's unkillable ... several car accidents ... smoking ... lots of poor decision-making in her youth ... fights in biker bars ... all while working close to infection in hospitals. Sheesh. I stub my toe and I'm down for a few hours. She gets her knee replaced and is up doing chores within a day.

On 9/27/21 11:32 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> Anemia shows up as a risk factor for death from COVID-19.   Just to cheer you up.  😊
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> Of course, "blinking an eye" should be suppressed by a professional. E.g. I was anemic during and for a long while after my cancer treatment. But, in context, anemia is irrelevant. Nobody blinked an eye. But for Renee's recent visit, she was also anemic. And much blinking obtained.
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> For an old person, relatively low SpO2 isn't cause for concern, particularly because it's a poor approximation for SaO2 under many conditions. But what I'm after is the typical intuition of a clinician at high altitude. I'll also ask my sister, who sets up clinics in Denver.
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> Anyway, thanks, if you drive, please take SpO2 regularly on the drive, perhaps for a few days prior and after. If you fly, please take some data while at alt on the plane. I believe typical pressure on big planes is held around that of 8k feet.
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> On 9/27/21 11:19 AM, thompnickson2 at gmail.com wrote:
>> I can't answer your question directly; however, I  regularly run blood O2 levels in the mid 90's, but sometimes as low as 89, and nobody blinks an eye.  This has always puzzled me because some things I have read treat anything below 93 as a near-death experience.   I move UP to santa fe at least once a year and after a week of acclimation, don't notice much difference.  
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>> I will be making that transition in a 3 weeks.  I will take good notes.  
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>> Nick Thompson
>> ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com
>> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/
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>> So, I've been self-quarantined for 10 days, now, monitoring my SpO2 regularly. I've always run low (~98% or 99%, only reaching 100% with breathing exercises). But while fighting my infection [⛧], I've gone down to 90 or even 89. Renee' says the COVID patients that come to the hospital are running mid- to low-80s.
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>> But what's interesting is that back in SFe, a healthy patient, one who would show 100% at sea level, would show 95% or even lower at that altitude. The question is, then, what are the COVID patients in SFe showing? She's lost all her contacts at St Vincent's ... moved away, returned xmas cards, etc. So she doesn't have anyone to ask. If any of you have friends at the hospitals there that might know such a number, I'd appreciate any feedback.
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>> [⛧] Not likely covid. I still taste/smell just fine. No fever. Etc. ... it's run the course of a normal cold, including my susceptibility to sinus infection.
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