Abstract
Pulse oximetry is commonly used in clinical practice as an indirect monitor of blood oxygen saturation. There are many factors, however, that can interfere with accurate readings. We present a case of a woman with metastatic thyroid cancer that had a sudden drop in her pulse oximetry during bronchoscopy and that eventually was found to have an uncommon cause for a misleading persistently low oxygen saturation.
Keywords: Hypoxemia, methemoglobin, acidosis, methylene blue, methemoglobinemia
Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews
Title: An Unusual Cause of Low Oxygen Saturation in the Operating Room
Volume: 2 Issue: 3
Author(s): Joseph Varon, Pilar Acosta and Ross Reul
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Keywords: Hypoxemia, methemoglobin, acidosis, methylene blue, methemoglobinemia
Abstract: Pulse oximetry is commonly used in clinical practice as an indirect monitor of blood oxygen saturation. There are many factors, however, that can interfere with accurate readings. We present a case of a woman with metastatic thyroid cancer that had a sudden drop in her pulse oximetry during bronchoscopy and that eventually was found to have an uncommon cause for a misleading persistently low oxygen saturation.
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Varon Joseph, Acosta Pilar and Reul Ross, An Unusual Cause of Low Oxygen Saturation in the Operating Room, Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews 2006; 2 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339806778018917
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339806778018917 |
Print ISSN 1573-398X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6387 |
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