Title: 
Headings:  Performing Pulse Oximetry (Pulse Ox) with the Infant Patient: EDUCATION FOR PROVIDERS
EDUCA
TION
 
FOR
 
PROVIDERS

Pulse
 
Ox
 
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DOs

Pulse
 
Ox
 
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DON’Ts


Content: Pulse
 
Ox
 
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CAUTION! The
 
pulse
 
is
 
needed
 
to
 
determine
 
the
 
oximetry
 
reading. Pulse
 
ox
 
is
 
not
 
accurate
 
if
 
the
 
patient
 
is
 
coding
 
or
 
is
 
having
 
a
 
cardiac
 
arrhythmia. Remember: No
 
pulse,
 
no
 
oximetry! Pulse
 
ox
 
readings
 
are
 
not
 
instantaneous. The
 
oximetry
 
reading
 
that
 
is
 
displayed
 
on
 
the
 
monitor
 
is
 
an
 
average
 
of
 
readings
 
over
 
the
 
past
 
few
 
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