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2. Normal Pulse Oximetry Ranges and How to Take a Reading - AOL

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   Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive, painless test that measures the oxygen saturation level of your blood. ... Here’s how it works and what the readings mean. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For ...

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. Oxygen saturation (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   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 reading, or transfers it to ...

5. Vital signs - Wikipedia

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   A child aged 1–⁠3 years old can have a heart rate of 80–⁠130 bpm, a child aged 3–⁠5 years old a heart rate of 80–⁠120 bpm, an older child (age of 6–10) a heart rate of 70–⁠110 bpm, and an adolescent (age 11–⁠14) a heart rate of 60–105 bpm. [12] An adult (age 15+) can have a heart rate of 60–100 bpm. [12]

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

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   She is a co-author of a study published in 2024 that found unreliable pulse oximeter readings might limit the way Black patients with heart failure qualify for those potentially lifesaving procedures.

7. Think You're Healthy? Science Says This Is How You Should ...

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   In an ideal world, doctors would gauge health risks by measuring exercise capacity, Angadi added, noting that it should be considered a “vital sign” like blood pressure, pulse rate, and ...