Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...

Respiratory desaturation, known as hypoxemia in medical terms, is when you have low blood oxygen saturation. Your blood oxygen saturation is a measure of how much oxygen is in your blood. A normal ...

When a patient is receiving supplemental oxygen during surgery, there’s a risk that they’ll develop hyperoxia, where their arterial blood becomes oxygenated above normal levels, potentially leading to ...