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“Patients with pulmonary edema generally describe breathlessness. Sometimes they feel like they are suffocating or breathing ...

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The evidence indicates that non-invasive monitoring (near-infrared spectroscopy; NIRS) of oxygen in brain tissue likely does not reduce death rates or short-term brain problems for very premature ...

To take a pulse oximetry reading, turn on the device, place it on your fingertip, sit still, and wait for a stable reading. Normal oxygen saturation levels range from 95% to 100%; levels below 92% may ...

Researchers in the U.S. have found that exposure to low oxygen levels — known as hypoxia — early in life can cause pulmonary hypertension (PH) by permanently altering lung blood vessel development.