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Oximeter reading

2021-10-31 05:09:49
Do oximeters show wrong values when used on cold hands? I used on index finger once and my hands were very cold, it showed 93-98 and the pi was very less and then I put on my middle finger the pi was fine and reading was 98-99 I then made my hands warm by rubbing them against each other and then it was 98-99 on index and middle finger. What is my oxygen level exactly?
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Answered2021-11-01 13:48:31

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Yes. When your hands are cold all the small blood vessels in the hands shrink. Surely amount of blood flowing through them is less and so is Oxygenation.

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You are normal no to worrie

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Yes it may

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Yes it can vary with temperature ok.. make your body or hands warm or to room temperature and then check that will be normal.

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Yes on cold hand it may show variations

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