Oxygen saturation
Oxygen saturation is a measure of how much oxygen the blood is carrying as a percentage of the maximum it could carry.
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A 38-year old asked:
How do I get my oxygen saturation level up?
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A 25-year old male asked:
What symptoms would 72% oxygen saturation cause?
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A 17-year old male asked:
I'm 18 & my oxygen saturation is 95. Is this bad?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why does oxygen saturation go down when using a bpap?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Oxygen saturation 95% during the day should I be worried?
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A 22-year old asked:
When coughing, how much should the oxygen saturation drop?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: oxygen saturation?
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A 41-year old male asked:
Are there any medications that can negatively effect oxygen saturation?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Oxygen saturation was 92% this morning when I first woke up is this normal?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I have a at home oxygen saturation tester and I put it on it said 93% but went to 95 % ?
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A 61-year old male asked:
How is oxygen saturation defined, i.e., what is it? And what does a value of 85 mean?
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A 28-year old male asked:
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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A 28-year old male asked:
I have an oxygen saturation reader at home I put it on it said 92% but within Five seconds went to 97% and staYed at 97% why is this?
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A 20-year old male asked about a male:
Is 94 oxygen saturation bad for 13yr old?
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A 34-year old asked:
What does "oxygen saturation of hemoglobin" mean?
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A 49-year old asked:
Are oxygen saturation levels lower in the elderly?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Oxygen saturation 95% pulse 65 should I be worried?
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A 73-year old male asked:
Is oxygen saturation in room air the same thing as spo2?
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A 43-year old asked:
What are the normal values for oxygen saturation at sleep?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why can't i breath but my oxygen saturation level is good?
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A 39-year old asked:
Oxygen saturation of haemoglobin, can you tell me about this?
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A 43-year old asked:
How much can a low venous oxygen saturation affect judgement?
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A 45-year old asked:
What helps the body maintain a healthy oxygen saturation levels?
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A 34-year old asked:
In a person who is elderly, what causes rises and falls in oxygen saturation?
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A 34-year old asked:
What common medical conditions are associated with low oxygen saturation levels?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Is 98 percent oxygen saturation level for a smoker who has been smoking for19 years good?
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A 66-year old male asked:
Resting oxygen saturation is 98-100 consistently. During intense exercise (85% mhr), it drops to 93-94. Is this normal?
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A 41-year old male asked:
Oxygen saturation seems to hover around 94 when awake. Drops to 89 when dosing off. Machine then beeps waking me up, levels immediately rise.Thoughts?
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A 30-year old asked:
Does bronchiolitis cause low oxygen saturation?
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A 44-year old asked:
Hi doctors, can you tell me what is pulse oxygen saturation?
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