Long COVID Labs | Biased Pulse-Ox

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 5-9, 2022.These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.Spoon FeedPatients with long COVID had a host of symptoms, poorer quality of life, and more anxiety and depression, but they did not have a specific cause identified for symptoms despite a comprehensive exam and battery of tests.Spoon FeedOccult hypoxemia occurred more often in Black than White patients.  In other words, if a patient's skin tone is darker, what appears to be an acceptable SpO2 (i.e. 92%) may actually be lower when measured with SaO2.