Pulse oximeter help (1 Viewer)

[jennai26]

Hey if anyone could help me with the conditions under which the pulse oximeter is used, it would be muchly appreciated.
thanx
xox

 

[ari89]

Hey if anyone could help me with the conditions under which the pulse oximeter is used, it would be muchly appreciated.
thanx
xox

Hey,

You're question has been answered a few times...some of these threads (which would answer your question directly) can be found:

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2

All the best,

Ari89

 

[SImON1]

heyy... hope is id enough use to u as it was for me..

the pulse oximeter is used in the following:

• in intensive care
• used in emergency e.g. accident
• to monitor pre-mature babies, and,
• for patinets under anaesthetics

the pulse oximeter measures the saturation of oxygen in the haemoglobin..
it works by transmitting an infrared light and a red light diode.

hope that was any use for ya..

gl

 

[samtam]

Mostly for when constant, non-invasive monitering is required, such as during surgery for a patient under anaesthetics (so you know if they suddenly stop breathing, etc)

 

[fearless86]

we used one yesterday at uni to monitor a patient's SpO2% during exercise testing. if her % went below 85 we were meant to stop the test.
very non-invasive- you can put it on your finger while you're walking and keep doing the test.

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

its used for almost a whole lot more than just "emergency types".. u use it on alot of ppl... like on the cardiac and resp wards.. even if they are kinda minor.. cos its just so uninvasive

a lil extra curricular information:

samtam: in anaesthetics.. they use respiratory volumes to measure breathing so a reading called FEV, tidal volumes and FVC.. the pulse oximetry is for oxygen saturation (SpO2).. cos there is a massive lag time.. between u stop breathing and ure saturation going..

its analogous to ure car... u dun refuel when it starts to slow down and the fuel injection is sounds lik its spitting.. u rather refuel when the fuel guage is about to hit empty..

 

[tam101]

it measures oxygen saturation and carbon dioxide concentrations in blood. a peg is attached to the finger of the patient where a light is transmited through to the other side of the finger. a photo detector on the other side measures how much light has been transmitted through. the amount is directly proportional to the amount of oxygen in arterial blood.