Medical testing equipment: Stethoscope, Glucose meter, Penile plethysmograph, Pulse oximetry, Medical thermometer, Pulse oximeter  (English, Paperback, LLC Books, Source Wikipedia)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Stethoscope, Glucose meter, Penile plethysmograph, Pulse oximetry, Medical thermometer, Pulse oximeter, Holter monitor, Spirometer, Magnetic immunoassay, Carbon monoxide breath monitor, Tao Brush, ICU Medical, CO-oximeter, Accu-chek, Welch Allyn, Ballistocardiograph, Blood lancet, Gnathodynamometer, Pneumograph, PFA-100, Abbott AxSYM, Automatic Pressure Tracking Adiabatic Calorimeter, Nellcor, Peg Restrained Intrinsic Muscle Evaluator. Excerpt: A glucose meter (or glucometer) is a medical device for determining the approximate concentration of glucose in the blood. It is a key element of home blood glucose monitoring (HBGM) by people with diabetes mellitus or hypoglycemia. A small drop of blood, obtained by pricking the skin with a lancet, is placed on a disposable test strip that the meter reads and uses to calculate the blood glucose level. The meter then displays the level in mg/dl or mmol/l. Since approximately 1980, a primary goal of the management of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus has been achieving closer-to-normal levels of glucose in the blood for as much of the time as possible, guided by HBGM several times a day. The benefits include a reduction in the occurrence rate and severity of long-term complications from hyperglycemia as well as a reduction in the short-term, potentially life-threatening complications of hypoglycemia. There are several key characteristics of glucose meters which may differ from model to model: Special glucose meters for multi-patient hospital use are now used. These provide more elaborate quality control records. Their data handling capabilities are designed to transfer glucose results into electronic medical records and the laboratory computer systems for billing purposes. The cost of home blood glucose monitoring is substantial due to the cost of the test strips. I...