In hospital, what is that thing they clip on your finger?

When you are in a hospital bed, it measures something, one of them being a percentage. Do you know the percentage of what? Thanks

oxygen in your blood

blood pressure

oxygen in your blood

The percentage of your oxygen saturation.

it measures blood gases % of oxygen saturation.should be 97 to 98%

It checks your pulse or blood pressure.

the device is called a pulse oximetery and it measures the oxygen saturation of your blood and gives out the percentage you mentioned which by the way should be above 90%.

It is called an Oximeter and it measures the percentage of oxygen in the blood. They are checking to make sure you are getting enough oxygen. Normal ranges are 95-100 %.

it measures the amount of oxygen you have in your system, it just lets them know if you are getting enough.

Oxygen saturation monitor. It measures the concentration of oxygen in your blood.

Pulse oximeter
a medical device that indirectly measures the amount of oxygen in a patient's blood and changes in blood volume in the skin, a photoplethysmograph. It is often attached to a medical monitor so staff can see a patient's oxygenation at all times. Most monitors also display the heart rate.

Oxygen levels it what the are checking.

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