How to Use oximeter in a Sentence

oximeter

noun

• The gray oximeter sitting on my kitchen table looks like a record player.
  — Amy Moran-Thomas, Wired, 4 June 2021
• Kindt had an oximeter sent to Mitchell, and advised against going to the hospital.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
• When placing the oximeter on your finger, make sure your hand is warm, relaxed, and held below the level of the heart.
  — Donovan Thomas, ajc, 27 June 2022
• But now the oximeter showed his levels were in the 50s, dangerously low.
  — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 2017
• The oximeter reads 98 percent (within the normal range).
  — Helen Santoro, Wired, 6 Sep. 2020
• They are given an oximeter and a diary to record their pulse and oxygen levels at home.
  — Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021
• An oximeter at home can still be valuable, Dr. Sjoding points out.
  — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 18 Dec. 2020
• To my surprise, my oximeter registered 88% to 92% on day one.
  — Tessie Cordero, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Nov. 2019
• The oximeter reading was sometimes off when it was compared with a more advanced test that samples blood from an artery.
  — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 18 Dec. 2020
• Joanna Yeung, a 25-year-old resident of Guangzhou, is mulling whether to buy an oximeter for her parents.
  — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
• The family has had no choice but to dip into their savings to pay for rent, groceries, medicine, and equipment such as an oximeter for Zarate’s mom.
  — Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• According to an oximeter placed on the man's finger, his pulse shot up to 105 — a heated reaction to the president's claims.
  — CBS News, 19 Oct. 2020
• But using an oximeter that reads blood oxygen levels can show the real picture.
  — Chelsea Curtis, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2020
• After the trip to the emergency room, Nancy bought an oximeter to measure his oxygen level.
  — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2020
• The doctor opted to send me home with a device called an oximeter, which I’m supposed to clamp on my finger to check my heart rate and oxygen levels during sleep.
  — sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Feb. 2018
• Hewlett-Packard’s oximeter accomplished all of these things nearly half a century ago.
  — Amy Moran-Thomas, Wired, 4 June 2021
• In the 1970s, Hewlett-Packard came out with an oximeter that would now be considered a technological dinosaur.
  — Eve Sneider, Wired, 4 June 2021
• The family had purchased an oximeter, a device that measures oxygen levels in the blood when clipped onto a finger.
  — Marshall Allen, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2021
• Carrie’s sister, Molly, is a nurse, and at her suggestion, Carrie bought an oximeter to keep an eye on our blood oxygen levels.
  — Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2020
• The institute will be testing the safety and accuracy of home infant pulse oximeters this year, Jamison said.
  — Alice Callahan, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2017
• The village clinic is not equipped with oxygen tanks or even an oximeter to detect if someone’s blood is dangerously deprived of oxygen.
  — Olivia Wang, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2023
• Khan’s mini-ambulance has an oxygen cylinder, an oximeter, a plastic sheet to separate the area between the patient and him, and PPE kits, among other supplies.
  — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 7 May 2021
• His pulse-oximeter, clipped around his right index finger, displayed normal vital signs on the bedside monitor.
  — Douglas G Adler, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2015
• The latest one detailed the importance of owning an oximeter, a small device that can help prevent a respiratory crisis by detecting a drop in the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream.
  — Silvia Martelli, STAT, 12 Apr. 2020
• Her family also uses an oximeter to monitor her pulse and blood oxygen levels.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 25 Oct. 2020
• Donnelly, who was diagnosed Feb. 11, said his symptoms included fever, chills, body aches and headache, but eight days after the diagnosis, his oxygen levels had risen to 90 on an oximeter.
  — Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Mar. 2021
• That’s why the FDA, for example, recommends removing any nail polish before using an oximeter.
  — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
• To gauge voters' feelings towards a variety of key issues, Dokoupil spoke to voters after fitting them with the oximeter, wiping it down between each use and following CDC guidelines.
  — CBS News, 19 Oct. 2020
• Keep them calm with this incredibly accurate and highly rated oximeter that reliably determines blood oxygen saturation levels as well as pulse rate and strength.
  — Sarah Vincelette, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2020
• The oximeter could also account for circulation idiosyncrasies.
  — Amy Moran-Thomas, Wired, 4 June 2021

Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024