What are some different types of monitors used for people with apnea?
• Cardiac Monitor: This monitor counts the number of times the heart beats. It will sound an alarm when his heartbeat goes lower than a set number of beats (bradycardia). • Cardiorespiratory Monitor: This monitor counts both breaths and heart beats. It will sound an alarm if the number of breaths or heartbeats go lower than a set number. • Pulse Oximeter (oks-ih-mih-ter): This is a machine that tells how much oxygen is in the blood. A cord with a clip or sticky strip is placed on a foot, hand, finger, toe, or earlobe. The machine will alarm if it cannot read the oxygen level or if you need more oxygen. Sometimes a person with apnea may not have enough oxygen in their blood. A pulse oximeter may be part of another type of monitor, or it may be used alone. • Respiration Monitor: This monitor counts breaths taken and sounds an alarm if breathing stops for a set amount of time (apnea). What are some other features of apnea monitors? • Battery Back-up: The monitor may have a battery backup.
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