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If the oxygen finger sensor showers good oxygen level. does that mean your getting good oxygen to you brain as well?
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Yes: Oxygen measured by pulse oximetry is usually an accurate measure of your oxygen levels in the blood barring few exceptions. In healthy persons, it is also good measure of how much oxygen your brain is getting.
Answered 3/28/2014
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YES: As long as the blood vessel to the brain are not blocked. T is a good measure of oxygenation to the whole body.I.
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