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A Review of the Different Types of Pulse Monitors |
Take Charge of Your Health with a Finger Pulse Oximeter
Does you partner complain about their sleepless nights due to your continuously struggling to breathe during the night? Are you both waking up tired and grumpy in the morning because of it?
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How Does a Pulse Oximeter Work?
A pulse oximeter is a photoelectric monitoring device that measures the oxygen saturation in a person’s blood by registering pulsations within an articular bed, and detecting the percentage of hemoglobin (Hb) that is saturated with oxygen.
This device takes a form of a portable pulse oximeter that consists of a light emitting diode, a photo detector probe attached to the patient’s finger or ear lobe which is linked to a computerized unit . . . |
Handheld Pulse Oximeters
Handheld pulse oximeter has become a vital instrument in the care of infants, children and adults with cardiopulmonary disease It has been advocated as an accurate, simple, and noninvasive method of measuring arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2). Recent technical advances have enabled . . . |
Pulse Oximetry Overnight – Helps in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is when you periodically stop breathing while you are sleeping and this can happen up to 90 times a night. The main effects of sleep apnea are sleep deprivation and oxygen deprivation. The oxygen deprivation can lead to a host of problems such as heart disease, stroke, type II . . . |
Oximeters for Non-Medical Uses
Non-medical oximeters are sport-versions of pulse oximeters designed to meet the needs of the high altitude performance sports and aviator markets. They often come in the form of the fingertip pulse oximeter used in high-altitude situations and can be relied upon by pilots or anyone working under such environment . . . |
What do the Oximeter Readings Mean?
The finger pulse oximeter detects and assesses changes in oxygen saturation in a record time. Pulse oximeter readings must be accompanied by the percentage of oxygen the person is breathing, and their respiratory rate, for the results to be meaningful.
Blood carries oxygen in two forms, the majority is bound to hemoglobin (oxyhemoglobin) and the rest is dissolved in the aqueous phase of blood (the plasma). The finger pulse oximeter measures the saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen . . . |
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Common Questions About Sleep Apnea
Is nasal surgery necessary?
There are many home remedies and devices, which can be used to treat sleep apnea. However, these are not always effective in eliminating sleep apnea and surgery becomes inevitable. If there is a problem in the septum, or middle structure of the nose, it needs to be straightened out . . . |
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