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Pulse Oximetry
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Highlights: This curriculum uses videos, text, and assessment questions to explore how light is used to determine blood oxygen saturation.
Abstract: Pulse oximeters have become ubiquitous in virtually all clinical environments. They are a tool used by healthcare professionals to assess a patient’s blood oxygen saturation in a non-invasive and inexpensive manner. This curriculum provides context for the following concepts: light absorption, spectroscopy, beer’s law, multispectral pulse-oximetry, electromagnetic spectrum, diffraction, two-color pulse-oximetry, and optical properties of water, tissue, and hemoglobin. The curriculum includes a manuscript, video series from a medical professional, video comprehension questions, and pre-lecture checkpoints and homework problems.
Resource Types: Video, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted access
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Physics Topics: 

Optics > Diffraction > Diffraction Through One Slit

Optics > Geometrical Optics > Optical Instruments, Refractive Index, Total Internal Reflection

Optics > Interference > Gratings, Interference From Two Sources

Optics > Modern Optics > Lasers, Photons

Life Sciences Topics: 

Human and Animal Physiology > Cardiovascular System > Healthy Cardiovascular Function

Medical Applications > Biomedical Imaging > Optical Imaging

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Pulse Oximetry

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Copyright:   2021 Ellynne Kutschera, Ralf Widenhorn, Priya Jamkhedkar

License:   CC BY-NC-SA - Attribution, No Commercial uses and Share Alike. Derivative works must have the same license.

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