Silent Hypoxia Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/silent-hypoxia/ PrimaryMed.com Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:52:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://primarymed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-primarycare_icon-32x32.png Silent Hypoxia Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/silent-hypoxia/ 32 32 How the Wider Use of Pulse Oximeters May be the Key to Saving Lives Due to COVID-19 Pneumonia https://primarymed.com/how-the-wider-use-of-pulse-oximeters-may-be-the-key-to-saving-lives-due-to-covid-19-pneumonia/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:52:49 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=3834 The American Lung Association explains that, “The pulse oximeter, or Pulse Ox, is an electronic device that measures the saturation of oxygen carried in your red blood cells.” In a recent article published in the New York Times, emergency room physician, Dr. Richard Levitan, described his experience working with COVID-19 patients, realizing that most of […]

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