Many children with medical conditions, especially respiratory conditions such as asthma, use a consumer-grade pulse oximeter at home.

Your skin tone may also affect your reading. Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive test that measures the oxygen saturation level of your blood. It can rapidly detect even small changes in oxygen levels.

Pulse oximetry is a quick and noninvasive test that measures the oxygen saturation level in your blood using a device called a pulse oximeter. It helps monitor how well oxygen is being delivered ...

Pulse oximetry is a quick and noninvasive test that measures the oxygen saturation level in your blood using a device called a pulse oximeter. It helps monitor how well oxygen is being delivered in ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDMedically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Pulse oximetry is a quick and noninvasive test that measures the oxygen saturation level in your blood using ...

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Discrepancies between pulse oximetry and arterial oxygen saturation can pose challenges in clinical assessment. Possible underlying causes include poor peripheral perfusion, skin pigmentation, motion ...

Screening with simple monitors may increase detection of SDB in a cardiology setting. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of heart rate variability analysis and overnight pulse oximetry for ...