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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

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....

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...

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...