Normal Pulse Ox Range Asthma

Knowing what a pulse oximeter does is an important part of asthma management.

Normal pulse ox range asthma. However in copd or other lung diseases these ranges may not apply. Evaluation on the pulse oximetry and asthma this article is based on ncbi pubmed gov research pulse oximetry in the evaluation of the severity of acute asthma and or wheezing in children abstract we evaluated 174 children with acute asthma and or wheezing attending two different settings the allergy clinic ac and the emergency room er and compared clinical symptoms. Knowing what a pulse oximeter does is an important part of asthma management. If your oxygen levels are in the normal range textbook normal range for oxygen saturations is 92 to 100 it.

Oxygen saturation of 97 or above constitutes mild asthma 92 97 constitutes moderate asthma and less than 92. A pulse oximeter measures heart rate and oxygen saturation in the blood. In children pulse oximetry is often used to grade severity of acute asthma. Normal and low blood oxygen levels a normal blood oxygen level varies between 75 and 100.

Perfectly normal is 98 although for most people anything greater than 88 92 is acceptable although the actual range can fluctuate with some hospitals doctors or.