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This can lead to dangerously low levels of oxygen in the blood (hypoxemia).
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Sarah Hudgens, Health, 22 Sep. 2024
Low oxygen levels, known as hypoxemia, can indicate that your body isn’t getting enough oxygen.
—Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024
The study authors found that 15.6% of white patients had hidden hypoxemia while 19.6% of Black patients did.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 13 July 2022
And in many cases, the pulse oximeter readings were lower than measured in blood, while the concern in clinical studies has been that the devices showed erroneously higher oxygen levels in people with darker skin, meaning clinicians might miss dangerous hypoxemia, or low oxygen.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 16 Dec. 2022
The 2020 study—led by researchers in Michigan and published in the New England Journal of Medicine—found that pulse oximeters were nearly three times more likely to miss dangerously low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) in Black patients compared with white patients.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022
Gwendena Lee-Gatewood, the chairwoman of the tribe, says the sound of her voice over radio waves (cell reception is spotty on the reservation) was reassuring for stubborn elders with silent hypoxemia refusing pulse oximeter tests or an urgent ride to the ER.
—Mark Oprea, Time, 12 Nov. 2021
Hidden hypoxemia was associated with 70% higher mortality and more severe organ dysfunction.
—A. Ian Wong, STAT, 8 July 2022
The problem is worse, however, among patients of color: For every five white patients with hidden hypoxemia, seven Black patients (38% more) were affected.
—A. Ian Wong, STAT, 8 July 2022
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Sarah Hudgens, Health, 22 Sep. 2024
Low oxygen levels, known as hypoxemia, can indicate that your body isn’t getting enough oxygen.
—Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024
The study authors found that 15.6% of white patients had hidden hypoxemia while 19.6% of Black patients did.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 13 July 2022
And in many cases, the pulse oximeter readings were lower than measured in blood, while the concern in clinical studies has been that the devices showed erroneously higher oxygen levels in people with darker skin, meaning clinicians might miss dangerous hypoxemia, or low oxygen.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 16 Dec. 2022
The 2020 study—led by researchers in Michigan and published in the New England Journal of Medicine—found that pulse oximeters were nearly three times more likely to miss dangerously low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) in Black patients compared with white patients.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022
Gwendena Lee-Gatewood, the chairwoman of the tribe, says the sound of her voice over radio waves (cell reception is spotty on the reservation) was reassuring for stubborn elders with silent hypoxemia refusing pulse oximeter tests or an urgent ride to the ER.
—Mark Oprea, Time, 12 Nov. 2021
Hidden hypoxemia was associated with 70% higher mortality and more severe organ dysfunction.
—A. Ian Wong, STAT, 8 July 2022
The problem is worse, however, among patients of color: For every five white patients with hidden hypoxemia, seven Black patients (38% more) were affected.
—A. Ian Wong, STAT, 8 July 2022
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“Hypoxemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypoxemia. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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hypoxemia
noun
hyp·ox·emia
variants
or chiefly British hypoxaemia
: deficient oxygenation of the blood
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