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AAMA CMA Practice Question

During routine vital-sign assessment in an outpatient clinic, the medical assistant clips a pulse oximeter probe onto a patient's finger to gather additional data. Which physiologic parameter is this device primarily intended to measure?

  • Pulse (heart) rate only

  • Oxygen saturation level of arterial blood

  • Systolic and diastolic blood pressure

  • Concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood

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