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What is considered a high pulse ox?
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96-100%: It can only be "too high" when you suffer from certain chronic pulmonary disorders. Otherwise 95-100% is perfectly normal.
Answered 11/7/2015
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Normal Pulse Ox: A normal pulse oximetry reading is greater than 88 percent.
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