SARS-CoV-2 infection, pulse oximetry, and interpretive caveats.
Trop Doct
; 52(4): 593-595, 2022 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1916713
ABSTRACT
Hypoxaemia in COVID-19 does not necessarily imply COVID pneumonia or post-COVID lung fibrosis, and the caveats of finger pulse oximetry should be remembered. Drug-induced methaemoglobinemia should be considered in individuals with unexplained cyanosis, refractory hypoxaemia, or the presence of a saturation gap. Here, we share our recent encounter of 'spurious hypoxia' in a patient with COVID-19 and methaemoglobinemia.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Trop Doct
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
00494755221094983
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