I was at a doctor’s on Monday, as a follow up to going to the ER the previous day.
The NP had the oxygen saturation meter on my fingertip - mask off, around 99%. Mask on, low 90s. It’s literally right there in front of a medical professional. They decrease the amount of oxygen you get. I didn’t think to record a video, but I should have.
The NP had the oxygen saturation meter on my fingertip - mask off, around 99%. Mask on, low 90s. It’s literally right there in front of a medical professional. They decrease the amount of oxygen you get. I didn’t think to record a video, but I should have.
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Makes sense. You are rebreathing some of your own exhaust containing CO2. Much like the effect if you close the garage door and run a car. The O2 in the garage gets consumed as CO2, then CO.
I went two weeks ago for ankle surgery (outpatient) and they had me remove my mask when they put the O2 meter on my finger. I dropped too low to go for surgery. Once off the saturation level returned to normal. When in recovery, they didn’t have me put a mask on until I was ready to go home.
It will be interesting when I go for PT.
That is an excellent Idea to conduct ocygen saturation test with/without mask.
I have periferal artery disease so my body is already oxygen deprived from the clogging. I just had double stents placed in my abdomen a few weeks ago and am scheduled for more surgery early october. my o2 saturation is 96% without a mask but my extremeties and abdomen are deprived due to the clogging. So when I go in again I will conduct the same test. Thrn perhapse I can get a doc to sign off on having to wear one.