Your blood oxygen levels determine how well your blood is circulating throughout your body. How well is the oxygen in your lungs being distributed to your body’s cells. Oxygen from the lungs is carried by the red blood cells throughout the body. We get this measured every time we go for doctor’s visit and a pulse oximeter is placed on your finger. The readings being recorded and captured by the medical professionals are your pulse rate and your blood oxygen saturation rate.
A rate of 75 to 100 millimeters of mercury mm Hg is normal and one of 60 millimeters or less is bad. If it is low, you may be suffering from a condition called, Hypoxemia. Your body is not delivering adequate oxygen to all its tissues, organs, and cells. Another more accurate test may be required if Hypoxemia is indicated.
An arterial blood gas test (ABG test) is fully accurate and will divulge exactly what the true measurement of blood oxygen is and direct the medical professionals to the correct medical procedure to correct the problem. It consists of taking a sample of blood directly from an artery like the wrist.
Hypoxemia’s Contributors
1) Asthma
2) Heart Disease
3) Anemia
4) Emphysema
5) Pneumonia
6) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
7) High Altitude
8) Interstitial lung disease
9) Blood clot in the lung’s artery
10) Sleep Apnea
11) Excessive Air, fluid, or gas in the lungs
12) Damage of scarring to the lungs
13) Some Medications
If you are suffering from low blood oxygen, you may have one or more of the following symptoms:
*Shortness of breath
*High blood Pressure
*Chest Pain
*Confusion
*Dizziness
*Rapid breathing
*Restlessness
*Headache
*Visual Disorders
*Lack of Coordination
*Rapid heartbeat
*Sense of Euphoria
A blood oxygen fitness tracker is one more device that can help keep you in excellent health. This device will measure your blood oxygen at any given time and alert you if something is wrong and needs to be further examined by a medical professional.
These trackers can be worn on your wrists with a combo watch, step counter, blood oxygen oximeter. They can be worn on a finger as a ring or simple clipped on a finger while resting between exercise routines.
Today’s fitness buff wants to know as much about how his or her body functions as is humanly possible without becoming a doctor, nurse, or therapist. Having an oximeter or a blood oxygen fitness tracker gets them one step closer to knowing it all.