Oxygen is an element displayed by the symbol O, and atomic number 8. It is an essential element for human survival. Decreased oxygen levels may be treated with medical oxygen therapy. Treatment with oxygen serves to increase blood oxygen levels and also exerts a secondary effect of decreasing blood flow resistance in the diseased lung, leading to decreased cardiovascular workload in an attempt to oxygenate the lungs. Oxygen therapy is used to treat emphysema, pneumonia, some heart disorders (congestive heart failure), some disorders that cause increased pulmonary artery pressure, and any disease that impairs the body's ability to take up and use gaseous oxygen. Higher level of oxygen than ambient air (hyperoxia) can be introduced under normobaric or hyperbaric conditions.
Synonyms
Oxygen USP
Oxygen
Molecular oxygen
Pure oxygen
Oxigeno gaseoso
Dioxygen
Brand Names
Helium/Oxygen Mixture 80/20
Hyperbaric Chamber Mix
Oxygen Compressed U.S.P
Lung Diffusion Test Mixture
Carbon Dioxide-Oxygen Mixture
Helium-oxygen Mix Gas
Oxygen-Nitrogen Mixture
Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Mixture
Oxygen 64889-0001
Oxygen/Nitrogen 21/79
Oxygen USP 99%
Oxygen/Nitrogen 26/74
Oxygen Helium Mixture 30/70
Oxygen Size C
Oxygen/Nitrogen 38/62
Compressed Oxygen
Oxygen, Compressed
Oxygene - Gas Inh
Oxygen/Helium 25/75
Nitrogen Oxygen Mix
Oxygen/Helium 50/50
Tri-Med Medical
Oxygen/Nitrogen 12/88
Oxygen 99% USP
Oxygen Nitrogen Mixture
Compressed Oxidizing
Co-NE-O2-N2 Mixture
Carbogen
Helium / Oxygen Mixture
Oxygen Refrigerated Liquid
EZ-OX Plus
Oxygen Compressed Gas
G02 Therapy
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Mixtures
Oxygen, Compressed U.S.P.
Oxygen/Nitrogen 15/85
Oxygen
Nitrous Oxide In Oxygen
Helium Oxygen
Nitrogen
Medical Oxygen
Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Mix
Oxygen/Nitrogen 40/60
Oxygen, Compressed Gas
Liquid Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Mixture
Oxygen 100%
Oxygene
reconstituted Air
Oxygen Gas 99%
Carbon Monox, Helium, Oxygen, Nitrogen L.D.M.
Oxygen/Nitrogen 10/90
Compressed Gas, Oxidizing, N.O.S.
Oxygen/Nitrogen 9.7/90.3
Carbon Dioxide Mixture
Lung Diffusion Test Mixture Gas
Oxygen Size T
Oxygen (family 1st Medical)
Oxygen, Refrigerated Liquid
Carbon Dioxide 23.1% W Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide-Oxygen-Nitrogen Mixture
Oxygen USP, Helium USP, Medical Gas Mixture
Oxygen, Refrigerated
Reconstituted Air
Oxygen U.S.P.
Oxyfit Gas 99.5%
Oxygen Size F
Oxygen Size B
Oxygen-refrigerated Liquid
Helium, Oxygen
Emergency Oxygen Supply 99.5%
Heliox 70/30
Medical Air Compressed
Oxygen Helium Mixture 20/80
Oxygen Refrigerated Liquid U.S.P
Helium Oxygen Nitrogen mixture
40% Oxygen/Nitrogen Mix
Oxygen/Nitrogen 30/70
Oxygen USP, Nitrogen Nf, Medical Gas Mixture
Carbon Dioxide 12.1% W Oxygen
Air, Compressed
Helium Oxygen Mix 80/20
Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen Mix
Helium Oxygen Mix
Oxygen Compressed
Medical Oxygen 100%
Carbon Dioxide-Air Mixture
Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Mixture, Compressed, Oxidizing, N.O.S.
Oxygen (compressed)
Oxygen 99.95%
Helium/Oxygen Mix
Lung Diffusion Test Mix Nohco
COMPRESSED Gas OXIDIZING, N.O.S.
Helium Oxygen mixture
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Mix
Helium-Oxygen-Nitrogen Mixture
Prairie Oxygen USP
O2hundred
EZ-Ox Plus
Oxygen W Nitrogen
Oxygen Compressed UN 1072 Refrigerated UN 1073
Oxygen Size H
Oxygen/Nitrogen 5/95
Heliox
Oxygen 99.0%
Air Compressed Medical Air
Southern Medical Oxygen, Compressed
Gaseous Inh Mixture 20% Oxygen 80% Helium
Ez-OX
Oxygen USP
Alnox Gas
Oxygen/Nitrogen 50/50
Carbon Dioxide USP, Oxygen USP Medical G.M.
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Mixture 5/95
Oxygen/Helium 20/80
Carbon Dioxide In Oxygen Mixture
Medical Air
Ez-OX Plus
Oxygen Size 400
Oxygen Helium Mixture
Co-HE-O2-N2 Mixture
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
Compressed, N.O.S.
Oxygen Helium Mixture 40/60
COMPRESSED Gas, N.O.S.
Oxygen-Helium Mixture
Helium Oxygen Mix 70/30
Oxygen Size E
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen
Medical Air USP
Oxygen Size D
NINA WATER (Rich anions)
Oxygen/Nitrogen 52/48
Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Mixture
EZ-Ox
Carbon Dioxide 1% W Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen 5/95
Compressed Gas N.O.S.
Liqui-med Analgesic Gas
Oxygen USP - Gas 100%
Oxygen 4c21e554-d402-480d-896d-8185c05c7863
Compressed
Meopa
Oxygen/Nitrogen 75/25
Helium-oxygen Mixture
Oxygen In Helium Mixture
Medical Air U.S.P.
Oxygen/Nitrogen 25/75
Oxygen Carbon Dioxide
Focus Medical Oxygen
Medical Gasseous Oxygen Cylinders
Carbon Dioxide 7.1% W Oxygen
Madacylinder 99.5%
Oxygen Compressed U.S.P.
Oxygen/Helium 40/60
Helium/Oxygen Mixture 70/30
Medical Oxygen Compressed
Oxygen In Helium Mix
Helium Oxygen Mixture
Air
Oxygen Size M
Lung Diffusion Test Mix No Ne Co
Air Compressed
Oxygen/Helium 30/70
Indication
Oxygen therapy in clinical settings is used across diverse specialties, including various types of anoxia, hypoxia or dyspnea and any other disease states and conditions that reduce the efficiency of gas exchange and oxygen consumption such as respiratory illnesses, trauma, poisonings and drug overdoses. Oxygen therapy tries to achieve hyperoxia [L745] to reduce the extent of hypoxia-induced tissue damage and malfunction.
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