CO-oximeter
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A CO-oximeter is a method of detecting hypoxia, a medical condition relating to oxygen deficiency at tissue level.
The device measures absorption at several wavelengths to distingish oxyhemoglobin from carboxyhemoglobin and determine the oxyhemoglobin saturation: the percentage of oxygenated Hb compared to the total amount of Hb, including carboxy-Hb, met-Hb, oxy-Hb, and reduced Hb. When a patient presents with carbon monoxide poisoning, the CO-oximeter will detect this Hb and will report the oxyhemoglobin saturation as markedly reduced.
See also
Pulse oximeter
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