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Originally Posted by Solecismic
I asked my doctor about criteria for going to the hospital, other than the obvious (chest pains or shortness of breath and disorientation). He suggested getting what's called an Oximeter, with which you stick your finger inside and it measures blood oxygen level. He said if that drops below 90%, you should probably seek emergency care.
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Additionally, anything below 95% isn't good, and should be monitored, and if it keeps going down there's a good case to go to the ER before it even gets to 90%. This is especially true if you have any history of other respiratory or other cardiovascular ailments.