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2. The problem with pulse oximeters your doctor probably ... - AOL

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   The faulty pulse oximeter readings for patients of color “could preclude Black patients from being candidates for advanced therapy” such as heart pumps or heart transplants, said Sarah Adie ...

3. 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]

4. Photoplethysmogram - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] A PPG is often obtained by using a pulse oximeter which illuminates the skin and measures changes in light absorption. [3] 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 ...

5. Masimo - Wikipedia

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   Masimo Corporation is a health technology and consumer electronics company based in Irvine, California.The company manufactures patient monitoring devices and technologies, including non-invasive sensors using optical technology, patient management, and telehealth platforms.

6. Oxygen saturation (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Example pulse oximeter. Pulse oximetry is a method used to estimate the percentage of oxygen bound to hemoglobin in the blood. [10] This approximation to SaO 2 is designated SpO 2 (peripheral oxygen saturation). The pulse oximeter is a small device that clips to the body (typically a finger, an earlobe or an infant's foot) and displays its ...

7. Korotkoff sounds - Wikipedia

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   However, there has recently been a move towards the use of the fifth Korotkoff sound (i.e. silence) as the diastolic blood pressure, as this has been felt to be more reproducible. [9] For paediatrics, there has been controversy regarding whether to use auscultation of the fourth or fifth Korotkoff sound as an indicator of diastolic pressure ...