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3 Important Health Products for Monitoring At Home
by Mark Beaton December 22, 2020

As the second COVID-19 wave spreads across the country, many Canadians are either locked-down or in self imposed quarantines. The consequence is significantly fewer medical appointments and trips to emergency.

Posted in Blood Pressure Measurements, Blood Pressure Monitors, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Self-Monitoring, Thermometers

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What does a Pulse Oximeter Do? and Do you need one?
by Mark Beaton April 9, 2020

A Finger Tip Pulse Oximeter like the one sold on the BIOS Medical website measures blood oxygen saturation or SpO2. The device uses two frequencies of light (red and infrared) to determine the % of hemoglobin in the blood.

Posted in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Pneumonia, Pulse Oximeter

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