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Prolonged severe hypoglycemia can cause irreversible brain damage and heart problems,

especially in people who already have coronary artery disease. If emergency medical treatment
is not provided, severe hypoglycemia can be fatal.

If you have diabetes, dangerously high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) or dangerously


low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) can lead to a diabetic coma. ... Left untreated, a
diabetic coma can be fatal.
Diabetic coma - Mayo Clinic
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetic-coma/basics/.../con-20025691

Why use SpO2 Oximeters. A pulse oximeter is a device intended for the non-invasive
measurement of arterial blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) and pulse rate. Oximeters
are widely used in hospitals, medical clinics, operating rooms, and homes. Both oxygen
saturation level and pulse rate are vital signs of a patient.
https://www.amperordirect.com/pc/help-pulse-oximeter/z-uses-benefits-oximeter.html

Humans need oxygen to provide nutrients to all of the cells in their bodies. If tissues and cells
go without oxygen, then they begin to die quickly. For example, brain cells can only go without
oxygen for three minutes before they begin to die. After three minutes of no oxygen, permanent
brain damage begins to spread throughout the brain's tissues.
https://www.reference.com/science/need-oxygen-553cc66f5f49a02c

Accurate assessment of patient weight | Practice | Nursing Times


https://www.nursingtimes.net/clinical-archive/assessment...of...weight/5068941.article
Recording accurate body weight is a fundamental part of patient assessment and
should be ... Little importance was attached to weighing patients who were frail

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