Pneumonia: Does It Cause a Drop In Oxygen Levels? | Dr. A Ja

Pneumonia: Apakah Menyebabkan Penurunan Kadar Oksigen? | Dr. A Jayachandra | Rumah Sakit CARE

Dr. A. Jayachandra, Clinical Director, Head of Department, and Senior Interventional Pulmonologist, CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, talks about whether pneumonia causes a drop in oxygen levels. He answers it by saying that if 30 to 40 percent of the lung is involved with pneumonia, it isn't affected, but if large parts of the lung are involved with pneumonia, it causes a drop in oxygen levels.