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1. Pulse Oximetry 'venous pulsations'

   greatgateway523 replied to greatgateway523's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you! That term's actually new to me, but I assume Sick sensor syndrome means falsely diagnostic readings?

2. Pulse Oximetry 'venous pulsations'

   greatgateway523 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, this is just a follow-up question from my last post - thank you for your help last time! I witnessed a pulse oximeter SPO2 suddenly nose dive from 93% to 44% and get stuck at that low value. The patient had a few symptoms like feeling slightl...

3. Pulse oximetry reading conundrum

   greatgateway523 replied to greatgateway523's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! Sorry to sound dumb about this, but do you mean a desaturation occurs with warm hands when the patient already has an underlying factor like acidiosis, or is it likely in a too hot, but otherwise healthy patient without acidiosis too?

4. Pulse oximetry reading conundrum

   greatgateway523 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello. I've always been under the impression that before using a finger pulse oximeter, the patient's hand must be warmed. Too cold digits result in lower spo2. I have recently had a conundrum with the exact opposite scenario! The warmer the patient...