Spo 2 Monitoring; Understanding Pulse Oximetry - HP Codemaster 100 User Manual

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This chapter explains how to use the pulse oximeter feature of the HP
CodeMaster 100.
SpO
and details of oxygen transportation in the body. It is widely used because it
is non-invasive, continuous, easily applied and painless.
The quality of SpO
sensor. Read the following section, to understand the importance of sensor
application. For more detailed information, refer to Understanding Pulse
Oximetry Guide.
You can use the SpO
well as with Hewlett-Packard sensors. For a list of approved sensors, see the
Sensor Guide.
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This section provides a brief description of SpO
SaO
NOTE
Hewlett-Packard is adopting the convention of referring to the SpO
parameter. Previously it was referred to as SaO
SaO
SpO
measured by pulse oximetry.
SpO Monitoring
2
monitoring gives information on both cardiac and respiratory systems,
2
measurements depends on careful application of the
2
monitor with sensors made by other manufacturers as
2

Understanding Pulse Oximetry

and SpO
2 2
is the term used to indicate the oxygen saturation of arterial blood.
2
is the term used to indicate the oxygen saturation of arterial blood as
2
.
2
2
.
2
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