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What Happens When Pulse Ox Is Too Low

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Dr.  Sagar Makode MD

pulse in my head. I can also feel it in my hand when I hold it against the back of my head or on my stomach. I feel that my heart beats might be what is effecting my balance. I did an MRI scan... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sagar Makode ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

Low heart rate? Used a pulse ox last night. Ox: 95% Heart rate: 38 bpm, average 65 year old 313 lbs., sleep apnea , copd no meds, no symptoms ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

Hi, What is the normal Pulse ox for a 5 year old Downs Syndrome 5 year old with pneumonia? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra MD

therapy which includes light walking 40 steps or so. My question is this: His pulse ox stays in the upper 80s to low 90s while walking bu then drops rapidly to the low to mid 70s... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.   Arnab Banerjee MD

My 86 year old dad eats alot of salt. He has very high blood pressure and low pulse/ox, last night bp was 180 / 91, and ox was 89, how does eating alot of pretz Pretzels affect this ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee ( Critical Care Specialist)

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Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

my pulse ox drops upon standing...why? I am 86 and am having spells when I stand I get weak and ... from head to toe checked all normal except my pulse ox drops when I stand. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Dhananjay Chavan MD

Can anxiety cause a pulse ox to go lower? My mother s physical therapist told her to see her doctor because her pulse ox was going low (in the 80 s) when she exerted herself. It... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dhananjay Chavan ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Rohan Khandelwal MD

sleeping pulse rate of 102 and a pulse ox of 95. It is hard to convince him to go to ER since he spend a lot of time there recently. At what pulse ox level should I force... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rohan Khandelwal ( Oncologist)
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani MD

of control for no apparent reason. I have been monitoring his pulse ox and at times when he is out of ... pulse ox indicate that his blood oxygenation is contributing to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth Amperayani ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Mutuma Geoffrey Zambezi MD

hospitalization he s been diagnosed with A-Fib. He checks his temp, blood sugar, pulse, weight, BP, pulse/ox daily. Today he s feeling weak, his temp is in the mid 90 s, blood sugar is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mutuma Geoffrey Zambezi ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)