Nonin Onyx Vantage Fingertip Pulse Oximeter is a device to measure the saturation of blood oxygen using electrical sensor touched at a fingertip. Secondly, Pulse Oximeter makes use of light emitting diodes generating infrared and red lights over the translucent area of the body such as finger tip. Blood vessels and tissues inside your fingertip absorb the light at a constant amount. It absorbs light at specific ration when the heart relaxes, and contract and blood vessels decrease or i...

Hospitals are scary places at the best of times and when you see all the complicated equipment it is easy to let your imagination run riot. It can be even worse to see this equipment in a home where a loved one is seriously ill or prone to certain attacks. This is why it is important to try and keep the equipment as unobtrusive as possible such as the fingertip pulse oximeter.

What is pulse oximetry?

Pulse oximetry is a procedure used to measure the oxygen level (or oxygen saturation) in...

It can be a frightening experience to have to use medical equipment if you are ill for the first time. Things such as the adult probe clip oximeter sensor, a child or adult nebuliser mask, or an adult nebuliser mask for portable nebuliser need to be light and easy to use so as not to appear too daunting.

A nebuliser is a device that converts liquid into aerosol droplets suitable for inhalation. Nebulisers use oxygen, compressed air or ultrasonic power to break up medication solutions and de...

Seeing an operating theatre is a scary moment and this effect is intensified with the sound of all those machines such as the fingertip pulse oximeter, among others. A fingertip pulse oximeter can detect hypoxia before a patient shows signs of becoming cyanotic (bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to not enough oxygen in the blood). For this reason, fingertip pulse oximeters may be used in all manner of situations but are of particular value for monitoring a patient...

The medical field has so many different sides to it that it is impossible to keep track of all the innovations in all the fields which are made on a regular basis. However I recently heard about the advantages of pulse oximetry and the various different machines which are available for use at home as well in medical centres and can make life easier for people. Machines such as the Nonin PalmSAT pulse oximeter 2500A with memory, the Heal Force Prince fingertip pulse oximeter and the Choic...

As any parent will tell you there are few things scarier than a crying baby with a high fever that just does not seem to be getting better. Seeing your child in pain and not being able to do anything to ease it has to be one of the worse feelings and you would do everything possible to try and help. One of the first actions that need to be taken is to obtain an accurate temperature reading and this is best done with a clinical contactless thermometer.

An infrared clinical contactless the...

I was in the pharmacy a few days ago and overheard a woman asking the chemist how to care for the child nebuliser mask she was purchasing. I was a few things before a camping trip which we had planned a while ago. I needed to buy some Compeed Overnight Cracked Heel Cream, an Eco Temp Digital Thermometer, some Duoderm Extra Thin Hydrocolloid Dressing and not to forget the Braun Silk Epil Wet and Dry Epilator Pink!

Whilst waiting in the queue it was interesting to hear about the ways to care for...

There is so much that women will put up with in the name of beauty that most men cannot even conceive of the idea. One of the worst things is the area of hair removal and no matter what advances are made in this field pain usually features somewhere along the way of anything which is effective. There are various methods such as waxing, sugaring, threading, shaving, creams and the like but a new method is the Braun Silk Epil Mains Epilator Legs and Body. All of these methods have their fa...

A friend of mine was recently advised to buy a children oximeter for her son and she wanted to choose between a Contec oximeter and a Heal Force oximeter, both being very good. She needed a colour oximeter which would be easy to use and maintain.

The best thing about a finger oximeter is that parents are able to take this oximeter sensor wherever they go with their children and if they desire to know the oxygen levels of their child they simply place the device on the finger of the individu...

In recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of people who have been diagnosed with diabetes. This is done with the aid of a diabetes blood test using a diabetes meter. Glucose is a major source of energy for most cells of the body, including those in the brain. Carbohydrates are found in fruit, cereal, bread, pasta, and rice. They are quickly turned into glucose in your body. This raises your blood glucose level. Hormones made in the body called insulin and glucagon ...

I am one of those people who often go through the winter without a sniffle or a cough but then have a raging temperature and flu in the summer. I have learnt to be prepared and this is even more important when there is a child involved. This is why I always have a baby ear thermometer and a clinical thermometer in the house. A clinical thermometer is used for measuring human body temperature. The tip of the thermometer is inserted into the mouth under the tongue, under the armpit, or in...

I was recently advised to go for diabetes testing since I had been having a few problems with my health which were a cause for concern. The diabetes blood test is a simple one and is advisable in order to either rule out the disease or to catch it early so that regular diabetes monitoring can be done.

I was lucky enough to be told that I do not have diabetes at the moment but that since I was in the high risk bracket, i.e. being overweight and having a family history of diabetes, I should h...

When you are considering making a purchase you always think about things such as whether you actually need the product or service, whether you can afford to spare the money from your budget and how use that money in the best possible way. When it comes to medical equipment such as a finger oximeter or a children oximeter you also need to consider the features you require.

Pulse oximeters are portable, non-invasive medical devices normally worn on the finger that measure the oxygen satura...

I have been hearing about diabetic testing and diabetes monitoring for many years since both my parents have the disease to some extent. At the moment they have it under control with medicine and thankfully do not have to have the injections yet which some people have to have.

Since I am in the high risk group of getting the disease, being overweight and having a family history of diabetes, I decided to take a diabetes blood test using a diabetes monitor but I am glad to say that I do no...