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Oximeter reading advise
I bought a new oximeter , bcz the waveforms of the pulse were coming low , the waves shown were low so bought this , same in this. So checked and compared spo2 and heart rate . Both of them equal. Any reason why low waves in grpah . Earlier they were higher . Thanks
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The waveform is not to be taken seriously .
The pulse oximeter is a device used to measure the oxygen saturation levels and pulse rate .
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The wave in the oximeter does not correspond to how ur heart works...it is just to show that the meter is collecting the information n processing it to show the result
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Dr. Manpreet Singh
General Medicine
5 yrs exp
Amritsar
It's a small equipment just to tell saturation and pulse rate only ....nothing more ....
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