| Nowadays it is possible to have a life-saving medical | | | | produces the results instantly. |
| device at your fingertips. With the portable pulse | | | | - These machines use blood-oxygen charting |
| oximeter, it is possible to measure the amount of | | | | software. So it can provide a printed report about the |
| oxygen in your blood and also check the changes in | | | | oxygen in the blood. |
| the volume of the blood in the skin. | | | | - It can also be programmed to give reminders to |
| There are different varieties of the pulse oximeter in | | | | check oxygen levels and pulse of patients. |
| the market. The conventional variety is rather heavy | | | | The features of an oximeter |
| and is usually used in hospitals. These are not designed | | | | An oximeter is non-invasive instrument that uses light |
| to be used by untrained personnel. An ordinary person | | | | emitting diodes or LEDs The intensive care and |
| who does not have medical knowledge can learn how | | | | operating wards of hospitals depend upon these |
| to operate the portable oximeters that are available | | | | instruments for determining if a patient needs |
| these days. | | | | supplemental oxygen or not. . It can also be used to |
| Essentially, such a tool is required by patients who | | | | detect the volume of blood loss in a patient. The |
| have asthma or cardiac problems. They are critical in | | | | appliance also measures the level of carbon dioxide in |
| emergency medicine. Thanks to the advancement of | | | | blood. This is necessary in a condition known as |
| medical science, people now have the option of using | | | | hypoventilation which is caused because of poor gas |
| such an instrument at home. | | | | exchange in the lungs. |
| Advantages of portable pulse oximeter | | | | Today, more and more people are dependent upon |
| - A portable oximeter is operated by battery. | | | | the life saving properties of such medical electronic |
| - As they are portable, these devices are extremely | | | | devices. They can be carried from one room to |
| useful for pilots flying an altitude above 10,000 feet | | | | another and also while traveling. Most of them come in |
| where supplemental oxygen is a necessity. | | | | sleek and stylish design and give accurate information. |
| - The portable nature of these devices has also | | | | Moreover, they are also durable and easily affordable. |
| helped mountaineers and athletes whose oxygen | | | | Having one at your home will ensure a safe and |
| levels may decrease with exercise or at high altitudes. | | | | happy life. |
| It does away with the complication of blood tests and | | | | |