monitors

The pulse oximeter ("pulse ox") is perhaps the greatest noninvasive perioperative/acute care monitor created in the modern era. It uses a light emitter and photodetector to analyze light absorbance across an extremity (typically a finger or…
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One of the most common mistakes I've heard on rounds, in the ICU, on the floor, or just in general conversation is that the "patient's blood pressure is XXX over XXX." The overwhelming majority of clinics and hospitals rely on automatic…
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Although the use of pulmonary artery catheters (PACs, otherwise known as Swan-Ganz catheters) has never been shown to confer a mortality benefit, they are still routinely used in operating rooms and intensive care units to help guide…
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Routinely utilized in ICUs, operating rooms, and telemetry floors, the pulse oximeter ("pulse ox") is perhaps the single greatest monitoring advancement in the modern medical era. It relies on the fact that oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin…
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