A member asked:

I've had pain in my feet for a years, and recently discovered low blood oxygen levels in my feet via oximeter. what are potential causes/treatment?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Lori Lange answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

A few causes: Peripheral vascular disease, hypercholesteremia, iron deficiency, diabetes. Non-healing fracture, loss of bone mass. Foot doctor could rule out local causes. A good internal medicine physician could get a treatment plan for your entire healthcare started. Check with your Doctor to get an accurate diagnosis.

Answered 6/19/2018

315 views

Thank

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

A member asked:

I've had pain in my feet for a years, and recently discovered low blood oxygen levels in my feet via oximeter. what are potential causes/treatment?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Lori Lange answered

Related Questions

A member asked:

My mum has a oxygen concentration less than 70 using a pulse oximeter. She has been on oxygen therapy (3.5)for a year . But now it is still dropping.?

A member asked:

In ER w/ numb cheek+ arm, pallor. CBC + EKG normal.Oximeter showed 99% sat. BUT venous gas blood O2 saturation LOW at 0.34 (ref. range 0.5-0.8). WHY?

A member asked:

My DLCO was only 39% on my recent Spirometry. An oximeter is of little value in monitoring my emphysema/scarring of lungs, it will show blood sats that would be good for me such as 94. How can I manage this at home? Is my oxygen generator any help?

A member asked:

Hi sir I am a boy of 18 years old i have a oximeter at my home yesterday i checked that my bpm is low than normal as my bpm is 55 but my oxygen level is ok as 99 should I be concerned about my bpm???

A member asked:

Can PVCs cause a low oxygen level on a pulse oximeter? It stays low for a few seconds and jumps back up. Or is it likely a finger pulse oximeter error?

Sponsored Content

People also searched for:

Will a blood clot always cause low oxygen levels on pulse oximeter?

Would you have symptoms if your blood oxygen level truly jumped around from 97 to 84 in a minute and then back up? What causes that? Its happened several times with a finger pulse oximeter. Is that probably an error? 30 year old. 3 weeks postpartum.

Oximeter reading for blood oxygen is 93% to 94% it i been for a month now. Is that low number.

I am pregnant and sometimes have moderate allergies that cause stuffiness and occasional wheezing - could those symptoms be dangerous to the baby? My Oximeter shows my blood oxygen is still in a normal range during this. Do I need to be worried?

If the venous blood test result shows pH of blood to be 7.49 anion gap 18.4(nrml 21-28)pulse oximeter nrml levels oxygen what shud patient look for if feeling very uncomfortable..while sleeping both hands going numb for sometime which disturbs sleep?

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?