If oxygen saturation is known to be chronically diminished, it requires monitoring using the pulse oximeter under medical supervision. People with a low oxygen saturation value are more likely to experience the following symptoms: shortness of breath, increased heart rate, weakness, nervousness and outbreaks of sweating. A pulse oximeter also measures and 2.ĭisplays the pulse rate at the same time it measures the SpO2 level.Ī low oxygen saturation value generally indicates underlying illnesses (respiratory diseases, asthma, heart failure etc.). The percentage is called blood oxygen saturation, or SpO2. two frequencies of light (red and infrared) to determine the percentage (%) of hemoglobin in the blood that is saturated with oxygen. It is transported throughout the body as arterial blood. Oxygen binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells when moving through the lungs.
Therefore it is an important parameter for assessing the respiratory function.
Oxygen saturation indicates the percentage of haemoglobin in arterial blood that is loaded with oxygen. The Beurer PO 45 pulse oximeter provides a non-invasive measurement of the arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2), the heart rate (pulse rate) (PRbpm) and the perfusion index (PI).
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