Sentences with phrase «measured oxygen in blood»

«We learned that devices that can be worn for a week or longer for continuous monitoring were needed for practical use in medical and sports applications,» says Professor Takao Someya at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering whose research group had previously developed an on - skin patch that measured oxygen in blood.

All of our surgical patients will be monitored with a pulse oximeter (measures oxygen in the blood), and ECG (measures heart rate and rhythm), capnography (measures breathing function), blood pressure, and temperature.

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Measure of oxygen in the blood; in most cases, a reading on a pulse oximeter of 82 or higher can be expected.

She may place a device on the end of your child's finger to measure the amount of oxygen in his blood (pulse oximetry).

This technique provides a measure of blood oxygen concentration in surface blood vessels, indicative of activity in the brain's outer layers, using a set of wearable probes in a cap that is placed on the head.

Arguably the most convenient and least invasive way of doing that is through functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI — a technique that measures changes in blood flow and blood oxygen levels in the brain, thereby showing which parts of the brain are activated when people perform various tasks.

The technique is an indirect measure of neural activity in the brain: as a region activates, it consumes oxygen, and neurologists use fMRI to track fresh oxygenated blood surging in to replace the old.

It measures blood flow to the brain by sending light signals from sensors mounted in a 3 - pound headcap, then producing images of blood oxygen changes — representing brain activity — by recording the absorption of light at different colors.

Researchers measure the changes in blood oxygen levels as a marker of brain function.

So Stoléru and other scientists have switched to a faster method, functional MRI (fMRI), which monitors the flow of blood to active neurons by measuring levels of oxygen in the brain.

It does so by measuring changes in blood - oxygen levels in different areas.

The research made use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)-- which measures changes in the blood oxygen levels in the brain — and also multivariate analysis when comparing the brain activity of different viewers.

The technique measures changes in the magnetic properties of blood as it transports oxygen to brain tissue in response to increased activity.

This is a way of analyzing fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scans, which measure activity in the brain by looking at changes in blood oxygen.

Resting - state functional magnetic resonance imaging allows investigating whole - brain connectivity changes during pharmacological modulation of the level of consciousness.Low - frequency spontaneous blood oxygen level - dependent fluctuations were measured in 19 healthy volunteers during wakefulness, mild sedation, deep sedation with clinical unconsciousness, and subsequent recovery of consciousness.Propofol - induced decrease in consciousness linearly correlates with decreased corticocortical and thalamocortical connectivity in frontoparietal networks (i.e., default - and executive - control networks).

The A1C test measures what percentage of your hemoglobin — a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen — is coated with sugar (glycated).

One of the most notable changes in the body is the measure of oxygen in the blood, sometimes referred to as the «VO2 max.»

The researchers measured brain activity — the blood oxygen level — dependent (BOLD) signal — in brain regions that have previously been associated with food reward processing.

Watch - PAT100 A wristwatch - like device worn on the wrist with two probes that attach to your fingers, the Watch - PAT100 measures and records pulse, oxygen saturation, actigraphy (movement), and changes in blood volume that occur when you stop breathing.

Using a technology called functional Near - InfraRed Spectroscopy (fNIRS), which uses infrared light to track changes in blood oxygen in different parts of the brain to provide a measure of what brain regions are becoming more activated (consuming more oxygen) during certain tasks, the investigation will compare the brain patterns of children with ASD and typical children who have similar imitation scores and eyetracking patterns, to determine whether children with ASD process the same imitation tasks differently from typically developing children, at the level of their brain activity.

Our surgery suite is also well - equipped with vital sign monitoring equipment that will continuously measure heart rate, ECG, respiratory rate, body temperature, the amount of oxygen in the blood (pulse oximetry), and blood pressure.

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Complete Blood Count (CBC)- We analyze cat bloodwork to assess features of the blood, including red and white cell count, immunity status, and the measure of hemoglobin, which is the actual substance in red blood cells that carries oxBlood Count (CBC)- We analyze cat bloodwork to assess features of the blood, including red and white cell count, immunity status, and the measure of hemoglobin, which is the actual substance in red blood cells that carries oxblood, including red and white cell count, immunity status, and the measure of hemoglobin, which is the actual substance in red blood cells that carries oxblood cells that carries oxygen.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

Moreover, the smartwatch has the new SpO2 sensor for measuring blood oxygen levels and could be used to discover sleep apnea in the future.

Talking about the features, the renders appear to be showing infrared sensors, which is expected to allow the watch to measure the oxygen level in the blood.

It will presumably also come with a new infra - red based heart rate scanner that could be used for measuring oxygen levels in the blood as well.

Wareable speculates the heart rate sensor may use a unique pulse oximeter to measure how much oxygen is in the user's blood, as well as a red sensor to provide a more accurate heart rate.

The leaked renders also indicate Fitbit's new wearable will feature infrared sensors, allowing the smartwatch to measure oxygen levels in the blood, as well as more accurately determine heart rate and heart rate variability.

This could hint at a pulse oximeter, which actually measures oxygen levels in the blood, similar to the methods used in a hospital.

Fitbit's next smartwatch might also feature a pulse oximeter for measuring oxygen levels in the blood.

The Ionic smartwatch also has the new SpO2 sensor, which is able to measure the wearer's blood oxygen levels in real - time.

Most importantly, it has a new SpO2 sensor which will measure the user's blood oxygen levels in real - time and as the company claims, can even measure sleep apnoea i.e. breathing issues during sleep, which can be highly detrimental to your health.

• Report to clinical coordinator or practice administrator • Perform nursing procedures under supervision of physician or physician assistant • Assist physician and physician assistant in exam rooms • Escort patients to exam rooms, interviews patients, measure vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and document all information in patient's chart • Give instructions to patients as instructed by physician or physician assistant • Ensure all related reports, labs and information is filed is available in patients» medical records prior to their appointment • Keep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintain instruments, prepare sterilization as required • Take telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient / physician / pharmacy calls • Triage and process messages from patients and front office staff to physicians and physician assistants • Maintain all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.) • All other duties as assigned by clinical coordinator or practice administrator