pulse ox
Fingertip oxygen reader
Pulse ox is short for pulse oximeter, a small medical device that clips onto a fingertip to measure blood oxygen levels and heart rate.
The device became widely familiar during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to monitor respiratory function at home: Her pulse ox reading dropped to 92, so we called the doctor.
Erythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- hypoxemiaLow blood oxygen levels
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
Input-detecting device
- probeThorough examination or tool
- fingertipTerminal phalanx pad
- clipCut or attach
- photodetectorLight-to-electricity conversion device
LED · infrared · red light · wavelength · transmittance · display · portable · handheld
Ongoing observation of something
- vital signsMeasurable life indicators
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- ICUAcute care ward
respiratory therapy · sleep study · COPD · pneumonia · asthma · cardiac surgery · neonatal · pediatric
State of complete permeation
- SpO2Peripheral oxygen saturation level
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- readingInterpreting written text
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
waveform · baseline · accuracy · calibration · threshold · normal range · false reading
hemoglobin
Erythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- hypoxemiaLow blood oxygen levels
hypoxia · circulation · arterial · capillary · desaturation
sensor
Input-detecting device
photodetector · LED · infrared · red light · wavelength · transmittance · display · portable · handheld · reusable
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- vital signsMeasurable life indicators
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
ICU · respiratory therapy · sleep study · COPD · pneumonia · asthma · cardiac surgery · neonatal · pediatric · home monitoring
saturation
State of complete permeation
- SpO2Peripheral oxygen saturation level
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- readingInterpreting written text
level · waveform · baseline · accuracy · calibration · threshold · normal range · false reading
- Blood GasespH, blood pH, SpO2, bicarbonate, partial pressure
- OxygenO2, oxygenate, oxygenation, oxide, oxidize
- Health Monitorsheart rate monitor, blood pressure monitor, oximeter, glucose monitor, heart monitor
- vital signsheart rate, blood pressure, breathing, vital signs, body temperature
- ICU Monitoringheart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, BP, SpO2
- Cardiac Careheart attack, heart failure, cardiac arrest, EKG, ECG
pulse oxthermometer
Heat-measuring instrument
blood pressure cuff · sphygmomanometer · EKG · ECG · glucometer
pulse, pulses, pulsed, pulsing, pulsate, pulsation, pulsating, pulsatile, impulse