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Desaturation
My baby bro has “desat 55 < 80” what does it mean please explain .
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Hello, immidiate ATTENTION IS VERY IMPORTANT so
HOSPITALIZATION is needed .ok.
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Dear , it's emergency ., It suggest low oxygen in body . u have to visit hospital.
If baby cold extremity then false value... But getting very cold body also problem..
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immediately Consult doctor
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Dr. Alok Kumar
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26 yrs exp
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Consult nearest hospital
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Dr. Bipin Ninan Abraham
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Desaturation in pulse oximetry is the condition of a low blood oxygen concentration. The act, or the result of the act, of making something less completely saturated; more specifically, the percentage of total binding sites remaining unfilled; for example, when hemoglobin is 70% saturated with oxygen and nothing else, its desaturation is 30%..
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