OXIMETER | oxygen in blood | pulse meter
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. What does blood oxygen level mean?
Your blood oxygen level (blood oxygen saturation) is the amount of oxygen you have circulating in your blood.
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Oxygen is essential to life, and our bodies need a certain amount of oxygen to function properly. Oxygen enters your body through your nose or mouth when you breathe (inhale) and passes through your lungs into your bloodstream. Once in your bloodstream, the oxygen then goes to cells all over your body. All of your cells need oxygen to create energy efficiently, and your body needs energy to fulfill all of its processes, such as digestion and even thinking.
Once your cells use oxygen, they create carbon dioxide. Your bloodstream then carries the carbon dioxide back to your lungs, and you breathe it out (exhale it) through your mouth or nose.
Your body tightly regulates the amount of oxygen saturation in your blood, because low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) can lead to many serious conditions and damage to individual organ systems, especially your brain and heart. Low blood oxygen levels indicate that your lungs and/or circulatory system may not be working as they should.
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Overview
Test Details
Results and Follow-Up
Additional Common Questions
Contents
Overview
Test Details
Results and Follow-Up
Additional Common Questions
Overview
What does blood oxygen level mean?
Your blood oxygen level (blood oxygen saturation) is the amount of oxygen you have circulating in your blood.
Oxygen is essential to life, and our bodies need a certain amount of oxygen to function properly. Oxygen enters your body through your nose or mouth when you breathe (inhale) and passes through your lungs into your bloodstream. Once in your bloodstream, the oxygen then goes to cells all over your body.
Your body tightly regulates the amount of oxygen saturation in your blood, because low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) can lead to many serious conditions and damage to individual organ systems, especially your brain and heart. Low blood oxygen levels indicate that your lungs and/or circulatory system may not be working as they should.
What is a blood oxygen level test?
There are two main ways to measure or test blood oxygen levels: through a blood draw test and through pulse oximetry (using an oximeter). A blood draw test provides much more information about your oxygen levels than an oximeter does.
Contents
Overview
Test Details
Results and Follow-Up
Additional Common Questions
Contents
Overview
Test Details
Results and Follow-Up
Additional Common Questions
Overview
What does blood oxygen level mean?
Your blood oxygen level (blood oxygen saturation) is the amount of oxygen you have circulating in your blood.
Oxygen is essential to life, and our bodies need a certain amount of oxygen to function properly. Oxygen enters your body through your nose or mouth when you breathe (inhale) and passes through your lungs into your bloodstream. Once in your bloodstream, the oxygen then goes to cells all over your body. All of your cells need oxygen to create energy efficiently, and your body needs energy to fulfill all of its processes, such as digestion and even thinking.
Once your cells use oxygen, they create carbon dioxide. Your bloodstream then carries the carbon dioxide back to your lungs, and you breathe it out (exhale it) through your mouth or nose.
Your body tightly regulates the amount of oxygen saturation in your blood, because low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) can lead to many serious conditions and damage to individual organ systems, especially your brain and heart. Low blood oxygen levels indicate that your lungs and/or circulatory system may not be working as they should.
What is a blood oxygen level test?
There are two main ways to measure or test blood oxygen levels: through a blood draw test and through pulse oximetry (using an oximeter). A blood draw test provides much more information about your oxygen levels than an oximeter does.
Pulse oximetry
A pulse oximeter can also measure blood oxygen saturation levels through a small clip that’s usually placed on your finger or toe. An oximeter reading only indicates what percentage of your blood is saturated with oxygen, known as the SpO2 level, as well as your heart rate. It’s a quick and harmless way to check if someone’s blood oxygen level is too low.
If you’ve recently injured your head or neck, which can affect your breathing.
If you have coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
If you have pneumonia.
If you have carbon monoxide poisoning.
If you have a smoke inhalation injury.
If you’ve had multiple episodes of nausea and/or vomiting.
If you’ve had a drug overdose.