Why “normal range” doesn’t always mean healthy on your lab results Your doctor says everything looks fine, but you still feel ...
A 2020 study of thousands of patients at the University of Michigan found that Black patients, compared with white patients, had nearly three times the rate of "occult hypoxia" — low blood oxygen that ...
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Pulse oximeters overestimate blood oxygen levels in patients with darker skin
Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia) give ...
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Pulse oximeters miss hypoxemia more often in people with darker skin, study finds
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A major UK study shows that commonly used home pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen levels in ...
A long-awaited study commissioned by the FDA has muddied the path forward on how to reduce racial bias in pulse oximeter ...
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