Walter Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 My wife is 70 years old and is in hospice care with advanced stage IV small cell carcinoma lung cancer. She is suffering from labored breathing. Hospice has recently delivered a oxygen generator and she is breathing oxygen. Her oxygen level is high (96%- 98%), but she has labored breathing and infrequently spits up tiny amounts of blood. She is not comfortable. This is all new to us, but I heard that hospice will work to make the patient comfortable. Any suggestions to someone new at this. Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Galli Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Walter, You might inquire prescribing inhalation treatment using albuterol or ipratropium medications that is administered three or four times a day in concert with oxygen therapy. The medication calms and opens the airway and may make her more comfortable. Stay the course. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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