oximeter
(ok-sim′ĕt-ĕr)
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[²oxy- + -meter]
An electronic device for determining the percentage of hemoglobin in arterial blood saturated with oxygen. The oximeter is usually attached to the tip of a finger (preferably the index, middle, or ring finger) but may sometimes be placed on a toe (if there is adequate circulation to the foot) or the bridge of the nose, the forehead, or an earlobe.
The oximeter should not be so tight that it prevents circulation to the finger, toe, or ear lobe.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Oximeter." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730403/all/oximeter.
Oximeter. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730403/all/oximeter. Accessed November 5, 2024.
Oximeter. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730403/all/oximeter
Oximeter [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 05]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730403/all/oximeter.
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