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6-minute walk test for home isolated Covid patients
TNN / Updated: Apr 22, 2021, 14:25 IST
KOLHAPUR: Civic chief Kadambari Balkawade had made it compulsory for the patients in home isolation to undergo a ?six-minute walk test? twice a day as around 58% of patients are home quarantined.
Balkawade said, ?The home isolated patients have to strictly follow the guidelines. In the six-minute walk test, they have to measure oxygen saturation level with the help of oximeters and then walk in their room for six-minute. After which, they have to check the saturation level again. This has to be done twice a day and report to us. They have to approach our health staff if the oxygen saturation level drops by 3% immediately so that we can arrange to hospitalise them.?..
6-minute walk test for home isolated Covid patients
TNN / Updated: Apr 22, 2021, 14:25 IST
KOLHAPUR: Civic chief Kadambari Balkawade had made it compulsory for the patients in home isolation to undergo a ?six-minute walk test? twice a day as around 58% of patients are home quarantined.
Balkawade said, ?The home isolated patients have to strictly follow the guidelines. In the six-minute walk test, they have to measure oxygen saturation level with the help of oximeters and then walk in their room for six-minute. After which, they have to check the saturation level again. This has to be done twice a day and report to us. They have to approach our health staff if the oxygen saturation level drops by 3% immediately so that we can arrange to hospitalise them.?..
