Schedule an appointment with the HR department to find out what your companyâs policies are. In most cases your company will require you to use a combination of sick leave, personal days, vacation days, short-term disability (STD), and unpaid family leave for your time away from work.
Pulse oximetry is a procedure used to measure the oxygen level (or oxygen saturation) in the blood. It is considered to be a noninvasive, painless, general indicator of oxygen delivery to the peripheral tissues (such as the finger, earlobe, or nose).
Pulse oximetry measures the oxygen levels in your blood. Photo Credit pulse image by JASON WINTER from Fotolia.com. Pulse oximetry is a technique that uses a special device to measure the oxygen-carrying capacity of a component in your red blood cells called hemoglobin.f your pulse oximetry readings fall below 90 percent of maximum, you enter a clinical state called respiratory failure, characterized by inadequate oxygen supplies to your vital organs and body tissue.