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

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   Pulse oximeters came along in the 1980s as an easy and painless alternative. The device shines a light through the fingertip, seeking out oxygen-rich blood. The more light that’s absorbed, the ...

3. FDA advisory panel reviewing pulse oximeter accuracy with ...

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   health worker uses a pulse oximeter to check the oxygen saturation level , Jan. 21, 2021 The accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with dark skin tones is now being reviewed.

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. 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]

6. Monitoring (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   1. Pulse oximeter 2. Non-invasive blood pressure monitoring 3. Inspired and expired oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and vapour 4. Airway pressure 5. A nerve stimulator whenever a muscle relaxant is used 6. Temperature (pre-op) and for any procedure >30 min anaesthesia duration B. Recovery from anaesthesia. 1. Pulse oximeter 2.

7. Biox - Wikipedia

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   Unbeknownst to the company, the pulse oximeter was also being used to monitor oxygen deprivation in patients under anesthesia in operating rooms. [5] Reports of this application reached the company's management in late 1982, and the company began to focus time and resources in developing operating room applications to help anesthesiologists ...