Recently, my grandmother obtained a new pulse oximeter.\u00a0 She had always wanted one and had been looking for a good price.\u00a0 Years ago pulse oximeters were quite expensive.\u00a0 These were the days when it was nearly unheard of to have any time of health care personnel’s equipment at your home for personal use.<\/p>\n
Today, the trend is growing for preventative maintenance of a person’s health.\u00a0 Doctor’s are encouraging their patients to keep track of certain levels in order to remain healthy or to track changes when they are not seeing their doctor.\u00a0 Patients are also much more educated in the field of medicine thanks to the Internet.<\/p>\n
I am fairly confident that doctors are not impressed with what the Internet is telling their patients about health conditions.\u00a0 The Internet has a lot out there and it is not all good.\u00a0 The Internet with regard to personal diagnosis of health problems can just mean building a wedge between you and your doctor.\u00a0 It is important to remember to always follow your doctor’s advice and never try to self diagnose.\u00a0 This can be extremely dangerous.\u00a0 Just leave that to the professionals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Recently, my grandmother obtained a new pulse oximeter.\u00a0 She had always wanted one and had been looking for a good price.\u00a0 Years ago pulse oximeters were quite expensive.\u00a0 These were the days when it was nearly unheard of to have any time of health care personnel’s equipment at your home for personal use. Today, the … <\/p>\n