Does anyone knows where to get those fingertip pulse oximeter in malaysia? normal pharmacies does not seems to haf stock up on it. Anyone use it before? Especially for COPD monitoring?

this item kinda rare....need pre-order.

normally Dynamap Blood Pressure Monitor comes with it...normally hosp. hav it

i guess it is very expensive...

the usual desktop pulse oximeter is expensive at over 2K, but if u run a check on the ebay for the fingertip version of pulse oximeter, its actually quite affordable at less than RM200. Of course the fingertip version is not for long term monitoring, but rather ad hoc spO2 monitoring with certain models actually able to provide continous monitoring for over 30 hrs on alkaline battery.

This device i believe should prove to be useful to ppl with copd / asthma etc..

Yea, where to get a test for this? I've tried asking in pharmacies before but to no available.

I would like to know more as well.

I tried asking a doctor, he said can get from those specialty medical equipment shop... but is kinda expensive around rm900++ (not sure if true or not since haf yet to check it out) If tats the case, might as well buy thru ebay.. since its way much cheaper..

why would u need it anyway? i personally its a little bit overkill.. unless ur 100% sure and confident in intepreting the result. even cough can make ur oxygen saturation <85%. will u take action of that?

pharmacy do not sell this kind of apparatus. but you may ask their help to find one for you.

yep. it sold in shop that sell medical equipment. honestly i don't know about the pricing but i kinda sure that you will not have much choice when dealing with medical equipment in Malaysia.

what do you mean regarding to the bolded part? the result will be clearly stated in the monitor (for typical oximeter).

and i sure TS dont even bother measuring his pO2 during cough or not. its more for COPD patient, like TS mentioned.

what i meant was monitoring for SP02 is under what purpose and
confident in interpreting means know what the values indicative of otherwise just seeing numbers wont help much

This post has been edited by zedstat: Jan 15 2010, 06:41 AM

If u read my first post, i explained that the fingertip pulse oximeter is for COPD patient monitoring.

As for interpreting the results , it would depend on some research, doctor consulation and obviously a device to monitor the readings in the first place. Without the device, obviously one cannot possibly know the SPO2 level. No one is born with knowledge, its a matter of whether u want to pursue it or not. Being proactive in understanding one's health is better than sit and pray for the best.

As for ur comment on the instance of cough, temporary spike in readings would NOT be of concern as long as it returns to normal, but prolong low level would require further investigation / seeking medical help especially if other symptoms of oxigen deficiency is exhibited.

im aware of that. jz stating the fact that to buy something u need adequate knowledge of it and u seem to do jz fine

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Thank you for sharing this info with us.

I will keep the details in my collection in case of anything in future. Thanks again!