Physicians Choose Pulse Oximeter Technology As Their Premiere Choice in Vital Sign Monitoring
Physicians serve an extremely important function in our society.
The health of the citizens of our country rests in the hands of these very well trained individuals.
One of the issues that physicians have always faced in the past is the fact that they have never been able to utilize a pulse oximeter device while on the go.
You may be asking what exactly is a pulse oximeter and how does it relate to a physician.
Well, if you have ever been in a hospital and actually were on a hospital bed.
Well if you have then chances are that while you were on that hospital bed there was a large device right next to you that resembled something like a computer or even a small microwave.
That device would have had a wire that would connect to your index finger that would then in turn measure two of the most basic and important functions that an oximeter machine measures which is pulse rate and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2).
These old generations of oximeter devices were very large and definitely not portable.
Physicians were not able to move seamlessly from room to room without the need of wires or even of a large and heavy machine.
Well with the advent of new chip technology the modern device has been reduced to the size of a fraction of the size of a cell phone while still retaining the accuracy and capability of the old generation of devices.
The way a pulse oximeter device works is quite simple yet very complicated in other regards.
The device utilizes an infrared light that travels through the tissue of individuals.
The individual's blood or hemoglobin has different light absorptive characteristics and as such the infrared light is able to measure these minute differences in the light absorptive characteristics in order to transmit information back to the devices computer.
The computer will in turn compute the information received and in turn provide a specific value for pulse rate as well as blood oxygen saturation.
The device is quite useful and necessary in many instances with different health conditions.
One of the most used places the device is used is with individuals with asthma.
Asthma sufferers are in a situation that they need to constantly monitor their oxygen levels in order to ensure that they are getting enough oxygen and that they are not in the risk of getting an asthma attack.
Well with the use of a pulse oximeter they are able to monitor their oxygen levels in order to ensure that they are receiving enough oxygen.
If they are not getting enough oxygen as the device will show, then the individual may decide to take a break or even in worse situations to get supplemental oxygen.
Physicians truly enjoy using this device because they can easily move from one patient room to another without ever having to worry about the wires or mobility of the device.
In addition the device provides extreme affordability in addition to great portability.
The health of the citizens of our country rests in the hands of these very well trained individuals.
One of the issues that physicians have always faced in the past is the fact that they have never been able to utilize a pulse oximeter device while on the go.
You may be asking what exactly is a pulse oximeter and how does it relate to a physician.
Well, if you have ever been in a hospital and actually were on a hospital bed.
Well if you have then chances are that while you were on that hospital bed there was a large device right next to you that resembled something like a computer or even a small microwave.
That device would have had a wire that would connect to your index finger that would then in turn measure two of the most basic and important functions that an oximeter machine measures which is pulse rate and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2).
These old generations of oximeter devices were very large and definitely not portable.
Physicians were not able to move seamlessly from room to room without the need of wires or even of a large and heavy machine.
Well with the advent of new chip technology the modern device has been reduced to the size of a fraction of the size of a cell phone while still retaining the accuracy and capability of the old generation of devices.
The way a pulse oximeter device works is quite simple yet very complicated in other regards.
The device utilizes an infrared light that travels through the tissue of individuals.
The individual's blood or hemoglobin has different light absorptive characteristics and as such the infrared light is able to measure these minute differences in the light absorptive characteristics in order to transmit information back to the devices computer.
The computer will in turn compute the information received and in turn provide a specific value for pulse rate as well as blood oxygen saturation.
The device is quite useful and necessary in many instances with different health conditions.
One of the most used places the device is used is with individuals with asthma.
Asthma sufferers are in a situation that they need to constantly monitor their oxygen levels in order to ensure that they are getting enough oxygen and that they are not in the risk of getting an asthma attack.
Well with the use of a pulse oximeter they are able to monitor their oxygen levels in order to ensure that they are receiving enough oxygen.
If they are not getting enough oxygen as the device will show, then the individual may decide to take a break or even in worse situations to get supplemental oxygen.
Physicians truly enjoy using this device because they can easily move from one patient room to another without ever having to worry about the wires or mobility of the device.
In addition the device provides extreme affordability in addition to great portability.