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that carries oxygen not, so we can measure the
pulse oximeter is responsible for non-invasively
measure oxygen saturation, or equivalently, the
oxygen absorbed by the patient, this device, also
known by the name of pulse oximetry.
Figure 1, Pulse
Oximeter.
to create devices for community service and that
creation of a medical prevention tool at low cost
and readily available.
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great because of its high cost and low acquisition
by ordinary people, As well as being an area of
little depth in many regions.
instruments that are useful to humans, and may
be used at low cost and are easy to handle, that
need the research area in biomedical devices to
help generate a lifelong easier to society.
Figure 2, Obtaining cardiac
output (PQRST)
An oximeter indicates the arterial oxygen
saturation, pulse rate of the patient, measuring the
absorption of light at two wavelengths selected;
the signal can be obtained through the emission
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