Finger pulse
Track your oxygen levels in your blood from the comfort of your home! Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive and painless test that measures your oxygen saturation level or the oxygen levels in your blood. The pulse oximeter is a small, clip-like device that attaches to a body part, like toes or an earlobe. It can rapidly detect even small changes in how efficiently oxygen is being carried to the extremities furthest from the heart, including the legs and the arms. It’s small and portable and simply attaches to your fingertip. Within seconds it will have measured your blood oxygen levels and pulse. IMPORTANCE OF OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD The fact that oxygen is essential to human life is well known. Air that is inhaled contains oxygen. Human lungs are the organs where the inhaled oxygen enters the bloodstream and reaches all the cells in the human body. Plethysmograph Waveform The plethysmograph provides a visual representation of your heartbeat and the amount of blood flowing through your blo