The new series 6 apple watch unveiled tuesday can measure people s blood oxygen levels in 15 seconds apple claims blood oxygen levels are an indicator of the severity of covid 19 the disease.
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And people were showing up with oxygen levels of 50.
In medical shorthand you may hear it called a pao 2 when using a blood gas and an o 2 sat spo2 when using a pulse ox.
The pulse oximeter a medical device that clips to your finger to measure the amount of oxygen in your blood.
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A measurement of your blood oxygen is called your oxygen saturation level.
Interestingly this is a feature that apple said.
A device known as a pulse oximeter which can measure the oxygen levels in one s blood within seconds after being clipped to one s finger or another body part is becoming a hot new commodity.
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Earlier this month fitbit quietly rolled out blood oxygen monitoring to five of its devices.