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
  • Richard got up from the gurney, straightened his shirt and removed the pulse-oximeter.
    — Douglas G Adler, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2015
  • They are given an oximeter and a diary to record their pulse and oxygen levels at home.
    — Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021
  • But using an oximeter that reads blood oxygen levels can show the real picture.
    — Chelsea Curtis, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Kindt had an oximeter sent to Mitchell, and advised against going to the hospital.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • The oximeter’s finger probe often picks up better after a few seconds.
    — Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2015
  • 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
  • To my surprise, my oximeter registered 88% to 92% on day one.
    — Tessie Cordero, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Hewlett-Packard’s oximeter accomplished all of these things nearly half a century ago.
    — Amy Moran-Thomas, Wired, 4 June 2021
  • After the trip to the emergency room, Nancy bought an oximeter to measure his oxygen level.
    — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2020
  • Her family also uses an oximeter to monitor her pulse and blood oxygen levels.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 25 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Pulse oximeters, glucose monitoring systems, body scales and more are also available.
    — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • 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 institute will be testing the safety and accuracy of home infant pulse oximeters this year, Jamison said.
    — Alice Callahan, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • These finger oximeters are less sensitive in people with darker skin pigment, which likely leads to underestimates of severity.
    — Erika Yamazaki, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
  • Pulse oximeters shine light through the skin to calculate a wearer’s blood oxygen saturation, similar to the finger-clip devices used in clinical settings.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Pulse-Fi’s algorithms learned to recognize these variations by training on ground-truth data collected with standard oximeters.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • 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 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
  • That’s why the FDA, for example, recommends removing any nail polish before using an oximeter.
    — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
  • 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 reveals that her blood is only 90 percent saturated with oxygen, well below the healthy range of 95 to 100 percent.
    — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026

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