When Labored Breathing in a Baby Means Go

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · Sep 10, 2026 · 28m

A pulse oximeter said 96% and everything was fine. The breathing said otherwise. This episode walks through the actual decision tree for labored breathing in an infant — what's urgent care, what's an emergency, and what the red flags look like. It also digs into the uncomfortable truth about consumer pulse oximeters: a large validation study found none of the ten top-selling Amazon devices met the FDA's accuracy standard, even though their negative predictive value is excellent. Then there's the respiratory rate — how to count it properly, why a phone app that taps in sync with each breath is…