pulse oximeter
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pulse oximeter — n a device that determines the oxygen saturation of the blood of an anesthetized patient using a sensor attached to a finger, yields a computerized readout, and sounds an alarm if the blood saturation becomes less than optimal pulse oximetry n *… … Medical dictionary
Pulse oximeter — A finger mounted pulse oximeter taking measurement through the fingernail. A wrist mounted remote sensor pulse oximeter with plethysmogram. A puls … Wikipedia
pulse oximeter — noun Date: 1986 a device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood in a subject by utilizing a sensor attached typically to a finger, toe, or ear to determine the percentage of oxyhemoglobin in blood pulsating through a network of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pulse oximeter — noun : a device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood in a subject by utilizing a sensor attached typically to a finger, toe, or ear to determine the percentage of oxyhemoglobin in blood pulsating through a network of capillaries … Useful english dictionary
Pulse oximetry — Pulse oximeter Pulse oximetry is a non invasive method allowing the monitoring of the oxygenation of a patient s hemoglobin. A sensor is placed on a thin part of the patient s body, usually a fingertip or earlobe, or in the case of an infant,… … Wikipedia
pulse oximetry — a noninvasive method of indicating the arterial oxygen saturation of functional hemoglobin, using a pulse oximeter … Medical dictionary
CO-oximeter — Finger tip carboxyhemoglobin saturation monitor. A CO oximeter is a device for detecting hypoxia, a medical condition relating to oxygen deficiency at tissue level. The device measures absorption at several wavelengths to distinguish… … Wikipedia
ear oximeter — a pulse oximeter for attachment to the ear, by which oxygen saturation of the blood flowing through the ear can be determined … Medical dictionary
finger oximeter — a pulse oximeter whose sensor is attached to a finger, so that the oxygenation of blood flowing through the finger can be determined … Medical dictionary
Photoplethysmograph — A photoplethysmograph (PPG) is an optically obtained plethysmograph, a volumetric measurement of an organ. A PPG is often obtained by using a pulse oximeter which illuminates the skin and measures changes in light absorption (Shelley and Shelley … Wikipedia
