Respiratory desaturation, known as hypoxemia in medical terms, is when you have low blood oxygen saturation. Your blood oxygen saturation is a measure of how much oxygen is in your blood. A normal ...
Share on Pinterest A pulse oximetry test may clip to a finger to read blood flow. Every system and organ in the body needs oxygen to survive. Without oxygen, cells begin to malfunction and eventually ...
The light is absorbed differently by oxygen-rich hemoglobin (oxyhemoglobin) and oxygen-deficient hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin). By measuring changes in the intensities of reflected or transmitted light ...
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Pulse oximeters miss hypoxemia more often in people with darker skin, study finds
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A major UK study shows that commonly used home pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin, increasing the risk of undetected hypoxemia and raising ...
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