Why plethysmography is important?

It can measures changes in volume in different are of your body. It

measures these changes with blood pressure cuffs or other sensors. These
are attached to a machine called a plethysmography.
Effective in detecting changes caused by blood flow. It be useful for doctor
to determine if you have a blood clot in your arm or leg. Moreover, it can
also help doctor calculate the volume of air your lung can hold.

Advantages

High level accuracy, easy to use and fast test time.

Well suited for all kind of person such as children, obese, elderly and
disabled person

Disadvatages

The sensor only capable to measuring heart rate.

Only can be used on part of the body that have high concentration of
blood vessel
Require long settling time due to the need for measuring the amount of
ambient light and calculating the compensation needed for cancelling its
effect.