Dispoing the mild copd & chf exacerbations, and the ambulatory sat

Hey all, EM resident here. How often do you experienced people use the ambulatory sat to dispo your patients? For example, in the dyspneic patients (with no c/f ACS, PE, effusion/tamponade etc etc, via testing, clinical scores, pocus), perhaps an old person with extensive comorbids comes with a mild copd or CHF exacerbation but who were satting low 80s by EMS, treated/worked up and now are sitting up, satting well with no new o2 requirement, and talking to you in full... Read more
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