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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. Effect of oxygen on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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   Treatment with supplemental oxygen may improve their well-being; alternatively, in some this can lead to the adverse effect of elevating the carbon dioxide content in the blood (hypercapnia) to levels that may become toxic. [3] [4] With normal lung function, a stimulation to take another breath occurs when a patient has a slight rise in PaCO 2.

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

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5. Vital signs - Wikipedia

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   The pulse may vary due to exercise, fitness level, disease, emotions, and medications. [11] The pulse also varies with age. A newborn can have a heart rate of 100–⁠160 bpm, an infant (0–⁠5 months old) a heart rate of 90–⁠150 bpm, and a toddler (6–⁠12 months old) a heart rate of 80–140 bpm. [ 12 ]

6. Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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   Oxygen therapy should be initiated if there is significantly low blood oxygen. High flow oxygen may be harmful in those with an acute exacerbation of COPD. In the prehospital environment those given high flow O 2 rather than titrating their O 2 saturations to 88% to 92% had worse outcomes. [14]

7. Monitoring (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   The development of new techniques for monitoring is an advanced and developing field in smart medicine, biomedical-aided integrative medicine, alternative medicine, self-tailored preventive medicine and predictive medicine that emphasizes monitoring of comprehensive medical data of patients, people at risk and healthy people using advanced ...