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Racial Disparities in Pulse Oximetry Persist; Sex Differences in COPD Treatment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Racial biases persist in the use of pulse oximetry devices for patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) requiring very high levels of oxygen support, a ...
Medical Xpress

Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures: News and Research on Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio

Children and adolescents who have either recovered from COVID-19 or have long COVID show persistent lung damage on MRI, according to a study published in Radiology. Science X Daily and the Weekly ...
WebMD

Common Lung Diagnostic Tests

If you have trouble breathing, your doctor may recommend a few tests to figure out what’s causing it. Some measure how much air you breathe in or out or how much oxygen is going from your lungs to the ...
IEEE

Noncontact Multispectral SpO2 Prediction Based on Deep Ratio-of-Ratio Refinement With Optimal Band Selection and Shading Bias Removal

Abstract: Noncontact prediction of peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) is necessary for monitoring vital signs of patients afflicted by infectious disease or sensitive to skin irritation. Recently, ...
IEEE

Personalized alerts for patients with COPD using pulse oximetry and symptom scores

Abstract: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive chronic disease, predicted to become the third leading cause of death by 2030. COPD patients are at risk of sudden and acute ...
Frontiers

Platelet-to-white blood cell ratio as a predictor of postoperative outcomes in acute type A aortic dissection: a single-center retrospective analysis

1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China 2 Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, ...