ABG is usually only done in a hospital, while pulse oximetry can be done in other healthcare settings (like a provider's office) and even at home. An ABG value refers to the levels of oxygen and ...

It’s marked by fast and labored breathing due to excess fluid in the lungs. While it can be concerning, it usually resolves ...

A separate study of about 7,000 Covid-19 patients, also published in 2022, found that compared with White patients, blood oxygen levels measured using pulse oximetry were overestimated by an ...

Pulse oximeters are important medical devices used constantly within health care settings to noninvasively measure oxygen levels in the blood. Yet, for nearly 35 years, pulse oximeters have been ...

The reliability of pulse oximetry has come under scrutiny due to ... attention during the COVID-19 pandemic when accurate oxygen level readings were vital for treatment decisions.

The Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion programs threaten to derail efforts to fix racial ...

The following is a summary of “Evaluation of macular retinal oximetry across different levels of diabetic retinopathy: a cross sectional study,” published in the January 2025 issue of Ophthalmology by ...

A 2023 study in the American Journal of Epidemiology found pulse oximetry systemically overestimated oxygen levels in Black individuals compared with white individuals. That meant Black patients ...