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How bad is blood oxygenation of 5?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The average oxygenation level of humans is between 12-14kPa (kilopascals) with levels below 8kPa considered to be critically low. A value of 5 is far below the average and suggests a low haemoglobin/red blood cell count or difficulties in transmitting oxygen across the alveoli/capillary membrane through a disease like emphysema. Interestingly, some of the lowest levels recorded at 3.28kPa were recently measured by a team climbing mount everest.

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