SpO2
Blood oxygen percentage
SpO2 is the oxygen saturation level in blood as measured by a pulse oximeter—a small device typically clipped to a fingertip.
The reading appears as a percentage, with healthy values usually between 95 and 100 percent.
Her SpO2 dropped to 88, so they put her on supplemental oxygen.
The abbreviation stands for peripheral capillary oxygen saturation.
Blood saturation measuring device
- readingsDisplayed measurements or interpretations
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- normal rangeExpected healthy limits
- probeThorough examination or tool
clip · monitoring · waveform · photodetector · infrared · LEDs · transmittance · absorption
Erythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- saturationState of complete permeation
- arterial bloodOxygenated cardiovascular fluid
- desaturationReduction of color intensity
- hypoxemiaLow blood oxygen levels
hypoxia · anoxia · partial pressure · gas exchange · circulation · perfusion
Measurable body function
- patient monitoringTracking a person's health status
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- respiratory distressImpaired breathing function
ventilation · ICU · anesthesia · sleep study · altitude sickness · COVID-19 · pneumonia · COPD
oximeter
Blood saturation measuring device
- readingsDisplayed measurements or interpretations
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- normal rangeExpected healthy limits
probe · clip · monitoring · waveform · photodetector · infrared · LEDs · transmittance · absorption · reflectance
hemoglobin
Erythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- saturationState of complete permeation
- arterial bloodOxygenated cardiovascular fluid
- desaturationReduction of color intensity
hypoxemia · hypoxia · anoxia · partial pressure · gas exchange · circulation · perfusion
vital sign
Measurable body function
- patient monitoringTracking a person's health status
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- alarmUrgent warning signal
respiratory distress · ventilation · ICU · anesthesia · sleep study · altitude sickness · COVID-19 · pneumonia · COPD · asthma
SpO2hypoxemia
Low blood oxygen levels
desaturation · hypoxia · anoxia · cyanosis · deoxygenation
oxygen, oxygenate, oxygenation, oxide, oxidize, oxidation, oxidant, antioxidant, peroxide