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    Pulse Oximetry

    Why Get A Pulse Oximetry Test

    Pulse oximetry is a painless, noninvasive test that measures the saturation of oxygen in your blood. Oxygen saturation is an important factor when determining how well your lungs are working. When we breathe in air, our lungs send oxygen into blood vessels known as capillaries. These capillaries then carry oxygen rich blood to the heart, which pumps it throughout the body.

    When the lungs are damaged, your blood oxygen levels decline and it becomes harder for your body to receive the oxygen and nutrients it requires. This can potentially damage your other organs as well. A pulse oximeter can help with early detection of any drop in oxygen saturation so you can receive medical treatment before irreversible damage occurs.


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    When To Get Checked

    Pulse oximetry may be used in a variety of different situations. These include seeing how well lung medications are working, checking your ability to handle increased physical activity, determining whether you need a ventilator to facilitate breathing, checking if you experience obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and during or after surgery that requires sedation.

    Pulse oximetry is also used to routinely check the health of people suffering from conditions that affect blood oxygen levels, such as heart attack, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), anemia, lung cancer, pneumonia, and asthma. These conditions can lead to lower overall oxygen saturation, so it’s important to get this regularly checked.

    How The Test Works

    A small electronic device will be clipped onto a part of your body, typically a fingertip. Your doctor may ask you to remove any fingernail polish or artificial nails to prepare for the test. This helps achieve the most accurate test results, as nail polish or artificial nails can interfere with the light used for this test. During the test, the device will emit a light that passes through the fingernail, skin, tissue, and blood.

    On the other side of the finger, a sensor is placed there that will measure the amount of light that passes through the finger without getting absorbed by the tissue and blood. By measuring this light transmission, the device is able to calculate the level of oxygen saturation in your blood.

    What The Results Mean

    When the test is completed, your doctor will have a measurement known as a pulse oximeter reading which details the blood oxygen saturation level you currently have. A resting oxygen saturation level should be between 95% and 100% to be considered a normal amount for healthy people at sea level. For those living at higher elevations, oxygen saturation levels are typically slightly lower.

    If your pulse oximeter reading drops below 92%, contact your doctor as soon as possible, as this may be a sign of hypoxia. Hypoxia is a medical condition in which not enough oxygen can reach the tissues throughout your body. If your blood oxygen saturation levels fall to 88% or lower, you should seek emergency medical treatment, as this can lead to life-threatening organ damage if left untreated.

    For people with other medical conditions, such as lung disorders like COPD, your resting oxygen saturation levels may be below the normal range. This can still be considered acceptable, though it is important to discuss with your doctor what typical oxygen saturation levels are for specific medical conditions.

    The Accuracy Of Results

    Most pulse oximeter readings fall within a range of accuracy between 2% to 4% from the actual blood oxygen level. This means that your reading may show a result that can be anywhere from 2% to 4% lower or higher than the actual level of oxygen in your blood. There are many factors that can affect the accuracy of your results, such as the aforementioned fingernail polish or artificial nails.

    Other factors that may sway your results include dyes that may be used for diagnostic tests or medical procedures, as these can impair the light transmission. Excessive motion, such as shivering and shaking, can also create an error in your results. The accuracy of the results may also be affected by your skin temperature and thickness, as well as whether you smoke tobacco products. Pulse oximetry is also shown to be less accurate for people who have a darker skin pigmentation.

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    Invasive therapies may also be used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm, such as electrical cardioversion which sends electrical impulses through your chest wall and allows normal heart rhythm to restart, or catheter ablation which disconnects the pathway of the abnormal rhythm. If your doctor determines that electrical devices are the best course of action, you may be given a permanent pacemaker, an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), or biventricular (B-V) pacemakers and defibrillators.

    How CVG Can Help

    CVG offers a variety of services that can check and treat causes of fainting. At CVG, we perform stress tests that will observe blood flow and test for Atrial Fibrillation. There are three types of stress tests that we perform:

    treadmill test is a test in which you will walk on a treadmill that gets faster and steeper every 3 minutes. This will stress your heart so that our nurse or doctor can determine your EKG and blood pressure.

    An echo test is performed before and after your treadmill test to determine how well your heart pumps blood.

    nuclear stress test is a treadmill test that is prefaced by an injection of medicine that shows the flow of blood to your heart.

    We also offer cardiac catheterization, in which a catheter is inserted into the heart in order to take pictures and conduct tests. This procedure allows doctors to gain more information about your condition and suggest treatment options if the fainting episode is due to heart conditions.

    If these tests determine a problem, we offer treatment solutions to fix several conditions. Learn more about our services here, or schedule an appointment to talk to our doctors.

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