When my daughter returned to school this fall, I sent a care package that was perfect for a college student living through a pandemic. It included cookies, a coffee mug — and a pulse oximeter. A pulse ...
In hospitals around the world, doctors are shaking their heads in disbelief as they watch Covid-19 patients who should be comatose or “seizing” from hypoxia – a lack of oxygen in the body’s tissues – ...
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- As we continue to navigate the tripledemic of COVID-19, RSV, and the flu, local health leaders are raising concerns over a key medical device that often determines if a sick ...
BOSTON (CBS) - Coronavirus can affect people in different ways. Shortness of breath is one common symptom and in severe cases a red flag. "What we're learning about COVID pneumonia is that people can ...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for increased vigilance when using pulse oximeters to measure blood oxygen levels were common, as research indicated these devices may not be as accurate among ...
Requiring pulse oximetry in nursing homes would be a big step. By Richard LevitanNicholas CaputoRoberto Cosentini and Jorge Cabrera The writers are critical care and emergency physicians. We are ...
Normal blood oxygen level is either 95%-100% SpO2 on an oximeter or 80-100 mm Hg from an ABG test. ABG tests are more accurate than pulse oximeters, which have a ...