Detecting COVID-19 with Pulse Oximetry - FORD BREWER MD MPH
Most ER patients with COVID-19 had COVID pneumonia, even those without respiratory complaints or breathing problems. However, chest X-rays show diffuse pneumonia, and the patient's oxygen saturation level was below average. This makes a pulse oximeter a handy tool for detecting "silent hypoxia." This is the New York Times op-ed feature last April 20, 2020, titled "The Infection That’s Silently Killing Coronavirus Patients." Here's the link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-testing-pneumonia.html
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