A 40 oxygen measuring device can tell at home coronavirus patients if they need to go to the er but medical experts are unsure if consumers buying them for home use will save lives or merely.
Oxygen measuring device covid.
The new series 6 apple watch unveiled tuesday can measure people s blood oxygen levels in 15 seconds apple claims blood oxygen levels are an indicator of the severity of covid 19 the disease.
Normally we are 94 to 100 on these devices these pulse oximeters that measure how much oxygen we have in our blood.
Some doctors think pulse oximeters which measure blood oxygen levels are useful ways for covid 19 patients to monitor symptoms.
Even if you have a healthy blood oxygen level don t ignore other possible symptoms like cough or shortness of breath.
And people were showing up with oxygen levels of 50.
This is being called silent hypoxia while other conditions can cause silent hypoxia the number of people with covid 19 presenting this way is making some doctors rethink how we manage covid 19 patients before they need.
The blood oxygen measurement feature in the newly announced apple watch series 6 will provide one of the key inputs for a study seeking to determine if the device can detect early signs of acute.
During the coronavirus pandemic consumer reports says there s sudden interest in home pulse oximeter devices which might help monitor shortness of breath caused by covid 19.
Some covid 19 patients have dangerously low levels of oxygen but appear completely comfortable.
For now it s also best to stick to at home finger pulse oximeter devices while there are some apps for smartphones that claim to measure oxygen levels recent research from the oxford covid 19.
They re sold out at major retailers so people may be turning to.
