Sleep-Related Hypoxemia and Its Treatment When we begin to fall asleep at night, typically, the last thing on our mind is if our breathing is changing. However, it may come as a surprise that as we move through sleep cycles, our breathing changes and becomes more irregular. After we fall asleep and enter into non-REM [...]
The Difference Between Hypoxia and Hypoxemia Oxygen is one of the most abundant gases on the planet, so it may come as a surprise that people with certain health conditions cannot get enough to maintain daily activities. As blood circulates throughout the body, it delivers oxygen from the lungs to the cells, tissues, and organs. [...]
Uses and Limitations of Pulse Oximetry Pulse oximetry is often overlooked as an unimportant stat to record for a patient's overall health. But one of the first things a physician will ask for in a medical emergency is the oxygen saturation of the blood. Knowing the blood oxygen levels helps physicians understand what a patient's [...]
Overnight Oximetry to Test for Low Oxygen Levels Overnight pulse oximetry is an easy way to measure the amount of oxygen circulating in the blood throughout the night while an individual is sleeping. To understand how pulse oximetry works, we must first understand how our body distributes oxygen from the lungs to other vital [...]
What's Involved in an Overnight Pulse Oximetry Test? Many people struggle with sleep and don’t even realize or understand there could be an underlying cause. Sleep disorders have a variety of symptoms such as restlessness, headaches, lack of concentration, mood changes, daytime fatigue/drowsiness, snoring, and shortness of breath. While these symptoms are common in other [...]
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