NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Racial biases persist in the use of pulse oximetry devices for patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) requiring very high levels of oxygen support, a ...

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If you have trouble breathing, your doctor may recommend a few tests to figure out what’s causing it. Some measure how much air you breathe in or out or how much oxygen is going from your lungs to the ...

A pulse oximeter measures blood oxygen levels at home and in healthcare settings. Abnormally low readings on a pulse oximeter might require medical care, especially if they are below 92%. Skin color ...

Objective NEWS2 (RCP 2017) 1 recommends use of ‘SpO2 Scale 2’ in patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure (usually due to COPD) to aim target saturations of 88–92%. We aimed to identify if COPD ...

Abstract: Pulse oximetry is a common measure of patient health due to the correlation between peripheral oxygen saturation and arterial oxygen saturation. Current clinical grade pulse oximeters ...

Background Routine pulse oximetry screening for newborns is not currently recommended by the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC), though the scheme is increasingly being adopted by maternity & ...

A weak or absent dorsalis pedis artery pulse can indicate peripheral artery disease. The dorsalis pedis artery is located on the top of the foot and supplies oxygenated blood to it. Checking the ...