jasperkent
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I remember the first time a pulse oximeter was used on me in a hospital. I asked the nurse what it was and how it worked. She explained it to me. My very first thought was "Wouldn't the readings be affected by how dark or light the patient's skin is?"
I'm not some kind of savant and I've never studied medicine (apart from field research in pharmacology)....so how in fuck did this thought not occur to anyone who designed, tested, and used this device?
I'm not some kind of savant and I've never studied medicine (apart from field research in pharmacology)....so how in fuck did this thought not occur to anyone who designed, tested, and used this device?
Scientists are searching for solutions after studies show pulse oximeters don't work as well for people of color | CNN
Often when Dr. Thomas Valley sees a new patient in the intensive care unit at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, he clamps a pulse oximeter on their finger -- one of the many devices he uses to gauge their health and what course of care they might require, whether they are a child having seizures...
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