Since COVID, concern grows over race-based skin bias in pulse oximeters : Short Wave During the COVID-19 pandemic, one measurement became more important than almost any other: blood oxygen saturation.

The pulse oximeter is unable to distinguish between carbon monoxide and oxygen and so the result is faulty. For example, the reading will be misleading for up to 4 hours after smoking.

March 2, 2005 — Pulse oximetry of the toes may be as accurate as ankle-brachial index (ABI) for the screening of lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) in patients with type 2 diabetes ...

Or you can buy one that displays a waveform (wiggly line to indicate the pulse) on the advertisement or packaging. Some smart watches and phones also have an oximeter function.

A small study suggests using biphasic rather than monophasic shocks will increase the chances of achieving sinus rhythm on the first try and at a lower energy setting in patients with atrial flutter.

For those not familiar with medical terminology related to cardiac conditions, here's an alphabetical list of such terms, courtesy of Philips: Arrhythmia: Abnormal electrical ...

LionsGate Technologies, Inc. (LGTmedical), a privately-held medical device company, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a patent for its pulse oximetry ...