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How can my oxygen saturation on my tester at home put it on it said 90% started freaking out quickly went to 97% how is this ?
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Oxygen saturation: Sometimes a pulse oximeter take 20-30 seconds to get a good read on your pulse and stabilize. The 97% percent is most likely the accurate one. Recheck it in a bit.
Answered 8/7/2014
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