Thursday, 27 March 2014

Why You Should Use CMS Pulse Oximeters

By Luisa Sharpe


The Pulse oximeters are mostly found in clinics. They are the apparatus used to tell the extent of oxygen levels in the blood. It ensures that the system of your body has the suitable levels. This is through comparison of the standard levels of 95 to 98 percent in an average person who is not having any complications of the pulmonary system. These CMS pulse oximeters are normally put on the finger or a narrow part of your body.

The oximeter is favored because it is a nonintrusive way of taking body parameters, as opposed to drawing blood and using it to test for levels of oxygen and hemoglobin. Taking blood samples will also not be convenient if the patient has to be monitored on an hourly basis or much more frequently as this will not help if they keep being asked for blood to do the testing.

The oximeter is usually linked to the multi-parameter patient observer. This has a large display and can be easily seen from distance. To check ones blood, one end of the oximeter is hooked to the patients finger and the other end will be the one to send readings to the huge screen where they will be clearly displayed.

Though an oximeter is able to measure the amount of oxygen in the human blood, it cannot be used to determine whether the patient is using up this oxygen. In order to to use this this device for this purpose, it has to be connected to other laboratory instrument to indicate this. Patients undergoing surgery are normally monitored using this kind of system as they have very unstable oxygen supply, and using this device will ensure that they are getting enough supply.

People who have COPD and sleep disorders like apnea and hypopnea are closely monitored using this instrument. This is because they may start hyper or hypo ventilating, and this may not be sensed easily if they are in critical condition. The oximeter is a must have in emergency medicine because it does in seconds what would take hours to be determined.

Pilots who operate in great heights that exceed 10000 ft and where supplemental oxygen may be required also need to have their own oximeters. These can be used to monitor when they are not receiving enough air, and other emergency ensures can be taken. This way it is used to save lives. The CMS oximeters have low power consumption, and so they can work continuously for more than 30 hours.

The device fits a very wide range of sizes of peoples fingers, be it kids or grown-ups. It is important to know that it has been approved by the Health Canada and FDA, to be used in all medical emergencies. The seven section bar graph provides a perfect protection against the ambient light because you will see the readings clearly.

The CMS pulse oximeter is of a very convenient size. It has a lightweight digital led monitor. It is very convenient to carry since it does not tire the patient. Its price is reasonable and consumes little energy.




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