The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered well above the 88% blood oxygen saturation level that signals an urgent risk of ...

The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered well above the 88% blood oxygen saturation level that signals an urgent risk of ...

Although current pulse-oximetry technology cannot detect every cardiac defect, the rate of missed CCHD diagnoses is much higher when screening is based on physical examination alone. Health-care ...

Dark green nail polish, resembling the colour of Christmas trees, can lead to inaccurate readings in emergency and intensive care settings, according to a case study described by British intensive ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

On November 1, 2023, a contingent of 25 US state attorneys general wrote to the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to encourage the agency “to act with urgency to address the ...

In the EXAKT study from the U.K., the home-use pulse oximeters assessed all gave higher oxygen saturation (SpO2) readings for patients with darker skin tones than for patients with lighter skin tones.

The doctors and nurses didn’t believe Tomisa Starr was having trouble breathing. Two years ago, Starr, 61, of Sacramento, California, was in the hospital for a spike in her blood pressure. She has ...

A woman's life-saving treatment was critically delayed when her long, thick press-on nails obstructed a pulse oximeter during a heart attack. Medical staff had to call a manicurist to remove them.

Survey: Pulse Oximetry Sensor Oxygen Reading Troubles Plague 53% Anesthesiologists A recent survey by the International Anesthesia Research Society found frequent problems with pulse oximetry sensors, ...