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Pulse rate low
We ordered the pulse oximeter and checked the pulse rate of my father 62 years old, found to be low as 23, what should we do? He has no history of any heart disease till now
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Dr. Anand Parikh
Cardiologist
12 yrs exp
Nashik
You need to manually check (with your fingers)and count the pulse for 1 completele minute, don't rely on pulseoximeter
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