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Monitor
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Monitor
To seek information about an agent's behavior; a device that provides such information.
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Long-term pulse oximetry monitoring at home can be used in these situations: * monitoring children that are using assisted ventilation and/or are tracheostomy dependent * weaning children from assisted ventilation through a defined protocol * children with idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (first sign of pulmonary hemorrhage is desaturation) * children needing apnea monitoring who are at risk for disconnection, strangulation or injury from being tangled in apnea monitor wiring.
Pulse oximetry and children by Richardson, Stephanie / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
If tests are positive, a home apnea monitor may be recommended.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome-Diseases by Robert Baird / Health, general community
Newborn babies would have to remain in the hospital for much longer periods of time if it weren''t for the availability of apnea monitors.
Baby Monitors Give Parents Peace of Mind by Gavin Sanderson / Family and marriage community
 
 
 
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