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Oxygen Saturation: Hands On Pulse Oximeters

Life for people needing extra oxygen used to be more complicated, to say the least.  Today you have home oxygen units such as oxygen concentrators or oxygen tanks as well as portable oxygen units that are making life easier.

At the same time just a few years ago anyone dependent on supplemental oxygen had to check their oxygen saturation levels directly with their doctor or in a clinic.  This has now changed with the advent of a digital finger pulse oximeter.

These are small devices that are placed on the tip of your finger and proceed to read the oxygen saturation in the blood.  The actual level of saturation, which in healthy people should be between 90 and 98%, will be identified by your physician.  (Some patients on long term oxygen therapy cannot reach these levels).

For years we have been able to take our temperature, to weigh ourselves and even read our blood pressure from the comfort of the home. Now we can also check our blood saturation levels and this is very good news for anyone on supplemental oxygen.

There are times when oxygen saturation drops in patients receiving external oxygen: this can be because of exertion, because of faulty passage ways in the oxygen supply, and many other reasons.

Whatever the case may be, a pulse oximeter is a very useful and practical device.

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