Know Your Blood Oxygen Numbers
Checking your blood oxygen is simple enough: just put the meter on your finger and wait, right? But how do you read the number? What does ‘low’ blood oxygen really mean? Many of our patients first diagnosed with COPD will say that their oxygen levels are always ‘low,’ but also always similar. Here’s how to know when your low blood oxygen is just your usual, or baseline, and when low oxygen is truly a risk for you.
Nina Ghamrawi, MS, RD, CDE
Jan 23, 2022