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Greetings - our clinic relies on pulseoximetry 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)
[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)
for pulseoximetry? 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)
[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
My husband complained of shortness of breath. He was sent to get a pulseoximetry 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)
doctor s office this a.m. showed his pulseoximetry 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)
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