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Oximeter
It is a device that measures the amount of oxygen in the blood stream. A sensor is placed over a finger and measurements are taken and recorded by the device. It does not involve drawing any blood.
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A 45-year old female asked:
Please can you send a oximeter?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: oximeter?
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A 30-year old asked:
How do pulse oximeters work to measure spo2 levels?
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A 45-year old asked:
During exercise, what's the normal oximeter readings?
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A 66-year old female asked:
I am tested positive with Corona Virus19 , haw can I get the Puls Oximeter >?
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A 65-year old male asked:
I'm checking few times per day how much is my Oxygen level using OxImeter. Very often the level is below 70. Is it normal or not normal level?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I take my o2 with oximeter sometimes. It always shows 95-100. Once it showed 92 I readjusted and it quickly went up 98. It is that way. Am I ok?
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A 67-year old male asked:
What causes low pulse rates with pulse oximeter?
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A 62-year old female asked:
If yo have copd, is an oximeter a good thing to have?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Is ChoiceMMed Pulse Oximeter accurate to measure Sp02 at home?
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A 31-year old female asked about a 63-year old male:
Oximeter reading for blood oxygen is 93% to 94% it i been for a month now. Is that low number.
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A 56-year old male asked:
Male, 55... my oximeter reading is 94 sometimes 93 SpO2 ! Should I be concern. No symptoms. Thank you?
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A 67-year old male asked:
My pulse rate sometimes drop below 60 on my oximeter this has been going on for a few days what could be the cause?
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A 18-year old male asked:
A person tested covid positive. He/she checked the oxygen level using oximeter but the oxygen level is 78%.What to do?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Pls can you advice me, as to what is the normal range on electronic oximeter for oxygen level for healthy person, what figure is conserning?
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A 28-year old female asked:
If pulse oximeter is giving reading of 93% and goes back up to 97-99% quickly should I be alarmed? Or is it possible that the reading is false.
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A 23-year old male asked:
My spo2- is 98 and Pluse rare is 45 is it normal I just got oximeter while cleaning bought when I got COVID last year so I checked is 45 is Normal?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I bought an oximeter to have in the house to check our values...should we get COVID. My SpO2 readings are between 97 - 99. My SpO2 husbands readings are between 88 - 92. Should we be worried that his is so low?
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A 67-year old male asked:
I have a pulse oximeter has a perfusion index percentage what does that mean?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Why would my oxygen levels fall from 99 to 87 when exercising. I'm using a pulse oximeter. ?
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A 38-year old female asked:
What is normal spo2 on a finger oximeter? Mine regularly fluctuates down to 96%. Is this bad?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I feel breathless even when my oxygen level are at 98 or 97 on the oximeter, what may be the causes?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I have a fingertip pulse oximeter at home, it usually reads 97%. Is this normal or should it be 100%?
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A 67-year old male asked:
What is the oximeter metric for diagnosing pneumonia and on physical exam you would you hear crackles?
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A 21-year old male asked:
One oximeter shows 92 spo2 level another shows 98 which is correct? 50 year old covid positive patient ?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Have sinus flu concerned I could have covid-19 . Temperature 36.1 . Oximeter - 95 . Do I need to be tested?
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A 21-year old male asked:
One oximeter shows 98 spo2 reading and another shows 94 which is correct? Covid positive patient 50 year old ?
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A 46-year old female asked about a female:
I took my daughter's pulse rate by using an oximeter. it said 83/33. is that normal? I took it again and it was 99/123. is that normal?
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A 34-year old male asked about a 34-year old male:
One pulse oximeter shows oxygen values of 93-94% occasionally dropping to 92%. the other one usually holds steady at 96%, sometimes goes to 97% . which one should I trust?
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A 18-year old male 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???
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