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• Arterial blood
• Tissue
• Venous blood
Oxygen Transport in the Body
Oxygen Transport in the Body
• O2 delivered = (cardiac output) x (O2 concentration)
• During exercise
• Cardiac output to 20 L/min (normally 5 L/min)
• Venous saturation to 40% (normally 60 – 80 %)
Hypoxia
Results:
• Cell death
Pulse Oximetry History
1930 oxygen saturation devices incapable of
distinguishing between arterial and venous blood
(coloured light)
Light
Medium Photodetector
Source
Light
L
intensity
Io I I o .e ( ).c. L
a a+d X
Optical Measurement
Spectrophotometer
Cuvette
In the Chemistry Lab
Photoplethysmograph
Calibration
wavelength
Oxygenated hemoglobin
Deoxygenated
(reduced) hemoglobin
Hemoglobin Spectrum
Hemoglobin in Vitro Measurement
Red Light
Blood Cuvette
Source 660 nm
Photodetector
Infrared Light [ HbO2 ]
Source 940 nm SO2 x100%
Hbtotal
A(1 )
SO2 c1 c2
A(2 )
Hemoglobin in Vivo Measurement
Hemoglobin in Vivo Measurement
Hemoglobin in Vivo Measurement
Timing Signals
Sensors
Characteristics
Advantages
• Easy to use
• Calibration unnecessary
Limitations
To oximetry instrument