{"id":33,"date":"2023-09-11T15:13:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T15:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/stspulseoximeter\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2023-12-05T16:39:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:39:41","slug":"background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/stspulseoximeter\/background\/","title":{"rendered":"Background"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pulse oximeters, more commonly known as a pulse ox, are used in many medical settings to measure the blood oxygen saturation level, or SPO<sub>2<\/sub> levels. More often than not, these levels are used to help diagnose any possible respiratory disease and other complications a patient might have. It is a functional, non-invasive way of taking these measurements, and also readily available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/stspulseoximeter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2023\/10\/4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/stspulseoximeter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2023\/10\/4.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/stspulseoximeter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2023\/10\/4-300x182.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SpO<sub>2<\/sub> calculation is based on the change in amplitude of arterial blood absorbance.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Darker skins absorb more infrared radiation, resulting in up to 4% in higher readings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pulse Oximeters currently are not skin tone sensitive when recording oxygen saturation within blood. With this new device, skin tone will be taken into account when recording the blood oxygen saturation levels, resulting in a more accurate reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Problem Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A way to address variance in blood oxygen saturation level reading through photoplethysmography pulse oximetry caused by varying skin tones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Algorithm Schema<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/stspulseoximeter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-05-at-11.39.33\u202fAM-1024x374.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/stspulseoximeter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-05-at-11.39.33\u202fAM-1024x374.png 1024w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/stspulseoximeter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-05-at-11.39.33\u202fAM-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/stspulseoximeter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-05-at-11.39.33\u202fAM-768x281.png 768w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/stspulseoximeter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-05-at-11.39.33\u202fAM.png 1428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background Pulse oximeters, more commonly known as a pulse ox, are used in many medical settings to measure the blood oxygen saturation level, or SPO2 levels. More often than not, these levels are used to help diagnose any possible respiratory disease and other complications a patient might have. 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