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2. Vital signs - Wikipedia

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   Vital signs (also known as vitals) are a group of the four to six most crucial medical signs that indicate the status of the body's vital (life-sustaining) functions. These measurements are taken to help assess the general physical health of a person, give clues to possible diseases, and show progress toward recovery.

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. Finger numbering - Wikipedia

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   The first finger is an ambiguous term in the English language due to two competing finger numbering systems that can be used. It might refer to either the thumb or the index finger, depending on the context. The second finger is another ambiguous term in English. It might refer to either the index finger or the middle finger, also dependent on ...

5. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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   This list gives those most commonly encountered with Latin script. For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see List of Unicode characters. For other languages and symbol sets (especially in mathematics and science), see below

6. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies. Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary. There are a few general rules about how they combine.

7. 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 ...

8. List of medical abbreviations: R - Wikipedia

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   RR: respiratory rate blood pressure measured with a specific sphygmomanometer relative risk RRMS relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: RRP: Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis: RRR: regular rate and rhythm (see pulse) RRT Renal replacement therapy: r/r/w: rales, rhonchi, wheezes (lung sounds) RS cell: Reed–Sternberg cell: RSB: Right ...

9. Monitoring (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   An anesthetic machine with integrated systems for monitoring of several vital parameters, including blood pressure and heart rate. Monitoring of vital parameters can include several of the ones mentioned above, and most commonly include at least blood pressure and heart rate, and preferably also pulse oximetry and respiratory rate.