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plethysmogram

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ple·thys·mo·gram (pl-thzm-grm)
n.
A record or tracing produced by a plethysmograph.
plethysmogram
[pləthiz′məgram′]
Etymology: Gk, plethynein, to increase, gramma, to record
a tracing produced by a plethysmograph.


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indicated by the peak in Photo Plethysmogram (PPG) of the pulse oximeter.
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It provides an indication of blood velocity by measuring the interval between the start of the cardiac cycle u indicated by a peak in the Electrocardiograph (ECG) waveform u and the time that fresh arterial blood reaches the skinu indicated by the peak in Photo Plethysmogram (PPG) of the pulse oximeter.
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