{"id":11634,"date":"2014-06-30T15:58:07","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T15:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiophile.org\/?p=11634"},"modified":"2022-03-19T04:54:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T23:24:56","slug":"pulsoximetry-spo2-tracing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/pulsoximetry-spo2-tracing\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulse oximetry (SpO2) tracing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hzHJtCdrssc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Pulse oximetry (SpO2) tracing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34311\" src=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pulsoximetry-SpO2-tracing-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pulsoximetry (SpO2) tracing\" width=\"1655\" height=\"676\" \/>Pulse oximetry (SpO2) tracing: It is common to monitor the pulse oximetry tracing in all emergency departments, intensive care units and operation theaters now-a-days. It gives an instantaneous measure of the oxygen saturation and guides management. Early detection of a fall in oxygen saturation often helps in preventive measures which often avert a crash in the hemodynamic status. The plethysmograph is obtained usually by keeping the sensor on the index finger and connecting it to the bedside monitor. In the tracing shown above, the oxygen saturation is displayed as 94% and the heart rate as 72\/minute. A good tracing indicates intact blood flow to the finger. Tracing can be poor in case of a cold extremity which may sometimes need warming to display a good tracing. The simultaneous ECG is shown as a green tracing here and documents normal sinus rhythm. 1 mV shown at the top left corner is the standardization of the ECG amplitude.<\/p>\n<p>Other than pulse oximeters attached to bedside monitors, small pulse oximeters are are available, which can be attached to the finger and the person can walk about. This is useful in monitoring the response of pulse rate and oxygen saturation to exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Multiwavelength pulse oximeters can detect dyshemoglobins [1].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Reference<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Amal Jubran. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4504215\/\">Pulse Oximetry<\/a>. Crit Care. 2015 Jul 16;19(1):272.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pulse oximetry (SpO2) tracing Pulse oximetry (SpO2) tracing: It is common to monitor the pulse oximetry tracing in all emergency departments, intensive care units and operation theaters now-a-days. It gives an instantaneous measure of the oxygen saturation and guides management. 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