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What Is Pulse Oximetry

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Dr.   Arnab Banerjee MD

What is pulse oximetry? ... View answer

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

Greetings - our clinic relies on pulse oximetry alone to determine severity of asthma and response to nebulized medication. I had understood that the peak flow was a better determinant. Also, the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Klarida Papaqako ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rakesh Sharma MD

[i just bought a pulse ox and when i was feeling anxious i have it on over a period of time, my o2 sat is always 98-99, but it would go down to 93-94 for a few seconds then go back up again, i have tried when i am in bed,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Sharma ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar MD

for pulse oximetry? For the procedure Eyes Care what preparation of equipment is needed? What ...the disease botulism has a mortality rate as high as what percentage? Approximately how... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas MD

. Telemetry monitoring 2. Cardiac Event monitoring 3. Echocardiogram 2D 4. Lower extremity ABI 5. Pulse oximetry, overnight 6. Corus CAD gene expression test – result 1%( lowest risk) Nothing definite was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

Public Forum Discussions

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 would return into the 90 s when she rested.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dhananjay Chavan ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

My husband complained of shortness of breath. He was sent to get a pulse oximetry on room air. Results showed 80% sat. Dr. was notified and he requested the test be repeated the next day with the same ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Anila Skenderi MD

, should I request a nerve conduction study, a pulse oximetry test along with the MRI. He follows ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anila Skenderi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Basheer Ahamed MD

TSH, electrolytes, overnight pulse oximetry,and differential levels are normal, My plan is to start a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Basheer Ahamed ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Anantharamakrishnan MD

doctor s office this a.m. showed his pulse oximetry to be normal before and immediately following the ... stumped by his shortness of breath, which gets drastically bad depending on what he tries to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anantharamakrishnan ( Cardiologist)