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  • do you need to fast for a pulse oximeter test (blood oxygen test) and if so for how long?

    Posted by admin on November 26th, 2009 and filed under pulse oxygen | 1 Comment »


    No, a pulse-ox test is just a sensor they put on your fingertip and read the O2 content, there isn’t any blood extracted.

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    1. Robert W Says:

      No, a pulse-ox test is just a sensor they put on your fingertip and read the O2 content, there isn’t any blood extracted.
      References :
      I used to be a nurse’s assistant, and administered this test all the time.

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