Question

______ is very useful for patients having respiratory or cardiac problems because of their simplicity of use and the ability to provide continuous and immediate oxygen saturation levels.

(a) Pulse Oximeter

(b) Ear Oximeter

(c) Skin Reflactance Oximeter

(d) Intravascular Oximeter

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Answer 1

Right choice is (a) Pulse Oximeter

To explain: Because of their simplicity of use and the ability to provide continuous and immediate oxygen saturation values, pulse oximeters are of critical importance in emergency medicine and are also very useful for patients with respiratory or cardiac problems, especially COPD, or for diagnosis of some sleep disorders such as apnea and hypopnea.