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Pulse Oximetry

  • Beyond Hypoxia: Other Causes of Low Pulse Oximetry

    Low SpO2 isn’t always hypoxia. Master pulse oximetry pitfalls like methemoglobinemia, skin pigmentation, and IV dyes to prevent ED misdiagnosis.
  • Early Identification of Worsening COVID-19 Lung Disease May Save Lives

    Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on Dec. 14, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because...
  • Pulse Oximetry, Race, and COVID-19

    Racial bias is automated into various technologies such as facial recognition.1 Racial bias is also ingrained in our...

Beyond Hypoxia: Other Causes of Low Pulse Oximetry

January 9, 2026 - Catherine A. Marco, MD, FACEP, and Alan P. Marco, MD, MMM - 0 Comment

Low SpO2 isn’t always hypoxia. Master pulse oximetry pitfalls like methemoglobinemia, skin pigmentation, and IV dyes to prevent ED misdiagnosis.

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Early Identification of Worsening COVID-19 Lung Disease May Save Lives

February 19, 2021 - Richard M. Levitan, MD, FACEP; and Anna Marie Chang, MD - 0 Comment

Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on Dec. 14, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…

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Pulse Oximetry, Race, and COVID-19

February 19, 2021 - Onyeka Otugo, MD, MPH - 0 Comment

Racial bias is automated into various technologies such as facial recognition.1 Racial bias is also ingrained in our…

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Value of Home Pulse Oximetry in Mild Bronchiolitis Questioned

April 7, 2016 - Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) - 0 Comment

A new study questions the value of home pulse oximetry in infants with bronchiolitis well enough to…

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