Pulse Oximeters can Better Detect Covid-19 in Older Adults
by Hannah Joy on May 4, 2021 at 12:41 PM Pulse oximeter helps in screening Covid-19 in older adults much faster than the usual checking of temperature, reveals a new study. People have become accustomed to having their temperature checked during the pandemic because fever is a key indicator of COVID-19. A new commentary by Washington State University College of Nursing Associate Professor Catherine Van Son and Clinical Assistant Professor Deborah Eti proposes that taking a temperature is a less useful indicator of infection in older adults and that a pulse oximeter be used...
Source: medindia.net