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2. Pulse oximetry - Wikipedia

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   A pulse oximeter probe applied to a person's finger. A pulse oximeter is a medical device that indirectly monitors the oxygen saturation of a patient's blood (as opposed to measuring oxygen saturation directly through a blood sample) and changes in blood volume in the skin, producing a photoplethysmogram that may be further processed into other measurements. [4]

3. Photoplethysmogram - Wikipedia

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   A conventional pulse oximeter monitors the perfusion of blood to the dermis and subcutaneous tissue of the skin. Finger pulse oximeter. With each cardiac cycle the heart pumps blood to the periphery. Even though this pressure pulse is somewhat damped by the time it reaches the skin, it is enough to distend the arteries and arterioles in the ...

4. CO-oximeter - Wikipedia

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   Finger tip carboxyhemoglobin saturation monitor.. A CO-oximeter is a device that measures the oxygen carrying state of hemoglobin in a blood specimen, including oxygen-carrying hemoglobin (O2Hb), non-oxygen-carrying but normal hemoglobin (HHb) (formerly, but incorrectly, referred to as 'reduced' hemoglobin), as well as the dyshemoglobins such as carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) and methemoglobin (MetHb).

5. Oakland clinic gets medical device maker to disclose risk of ...

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   The pulse oximeter, a device that measures the degree to which red blood cells are saturated with oxygen, is one of healthcare's most fundamental tools. Oakland clinic gets medical device maker to ...

6. Monitoring (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Blood pressure can be measured either invasively through an inserted blood pressure transducer assembly, or noninvasively with an inflatable blood pressure cuff. Respiratory monitoring, such as: Pulse oximetry which involves measurement of the saturated percentage of oxygen in the blood, referred to as SpO2, and measured by an infrared finger cuff

7. Apple to Remove Blood-Oxygen Tool From Watches to Avoid Ban

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   This illustration photo shows an Apple Watch 9 displaying the blood-oxygen level detection settings, in Los Angeles on Dec. 26, 2023. Credit - Chris Delman—AFP via Getty Images