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
Molecular oxygen
Oxigeno gaseoso
Dioxygen
Pure oxygen
Oxygen USP
Oxygen
Brand Names
Focus Medical Oxygen
Gaseous Inh Mixture 20% Oxygen 80% Helium
Oxygen/Nitrogen 21/79
Oxygen U.S.P.
Oxygen, Refrigerated Liquid
COMPRESSED Gas, N.O.S.
Carbon Dioxide 1% W Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide In Oxygen Mixture
Oxygen Size B
Oxygen USP
Oxygen Size M
Oxygen
Oxygen/Nitrogen 12/88
Oxygen/Nitrogen 38/62
Oxygen 64889-0001
Oxygen, Compressed U.S.P.
Medical Oxygen
Lung Diffusion Test Mixture Gas
Meopa
Carbon Dioxide-Oxygen-Nitrogen Mixture
Madacylinder 99.5%
Oxygen USP 99%
Liquid Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide 12.1% W Oxygen
Oxygen 4c21e554-d402-480d-896d-8185c05c7863
Hyperbaric Chamber Mix
EZ-Ox
Helium Oxygen Mixture
Helium Oxygen Mix
Medical Air U.S.P.
Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Mixture, Compressed, Oxidizing, N.O.S.
Heliox
Oxygen W Nitrogen
40% Oxygen/Nitrogen Mix
Oxygen, Refrigerated
Carbon Dioxide 7.1% W Oxygen
reconstituted Air
Oxygen Compressed Gas
Oxygen Nitrogen Mixture
Carbon Dioxide Mixture
Oxygen-refrigerated Liquid
Oxygen In Helium Mixture
Oxygen (family 1st Medical)
Helium-Oxygen-Nitrogen Mixture
Oxygen Helium Mixture
Oxygen Size 400
Medical Oxygen 100%
Co-NE-O2-N2 Mixture
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
G02 Therapy
COMPRESSED Gas OXIDIZING, N.O.S.
Oxygen Size E
Oxygen/Nitrogen 40/60
Compressed Gas, Oxidizing, N.O.S.
Oxygen 99.0%
Helium Oxygen Nitrogen mixture
Carbon Dioxide 23.1% W Oxygen
Oxygen/Helium 50/50
Helium/Oxygen Mixture 80/20
Oxygen Helium Mixture 20/80
Air, Compressed
Heliox 70/30
Helium Oxygen
Helium/Oxygen Mixture 70/30
Oxygen Compressed UN 1072 Refrigerated UN 1073
Oxygen-Nitrogen Mixture
Oxygen/Nitrogen 50/50
Oxygen Helium Mixture 40/60
Carbon Dioxide USP, Oxygen USP Medical G.M.
Oxygen Size T
Oxygen Size F
Helium Oxygen Mix 70/30
Helium Oxygen mixture
Oxygen/Helium 30/70
Oxygen/Nitrogen 26/74
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Mixtures
Prairie Oxygen USP
Oxygen/Nitrogen 25/75
Oxygen Refrigerated Liquid U.S.P
Oxygen/Nitrogen 15/85
Oxygen-Helium Mixture
Oxygen Helium Mixture 30/70
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen
Air Compressed
Nitrous Oxide In Oxygen
Oxygene - Gas Inh
Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Mix
Oxygen/Nitrogen 30/70
Oxygen Refrigerated Liquid
Helium-oxygen Mix Gas
Oxyfit Gas 99.5%
Oxygen 100%
EZ-Ox Plus
Compressed Oxidizing
Carbogen
Lung Diffusion Test Mixture
O2hundred
Emergency Oxygen Supply 99.5%
Lung Diffusion Test Mix No Ne Co
Oxygen, Compressed Gas
Oxygene
Oxygen/Helium 20/80
Alnox Gas
Ez-OX
Oxygen USP, Nitrogen Nf, Medical Gas Mixture
Medical Air Compressed
Ez-OX Plus
Helium-oxygen Mixture
Oxygen 99.95%
Oxygen Compressed
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Mixture 5/95
Oxygen/Helium 40/60
Oxygen/Nitrogen 5/95
Oxygen Compressed U.S.P.
Southern Medical Oxygen, Compressed
Medical Gasseous Oxygen Cylinders
Oxygen Gas 99%
Compressed, N.O.S.
Medical Oxygen Compressed
Air
Helium, Oxygen
Oxygen In Helium Mix
Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen Mix
Oxygen/Helium 25/75
Oxygen/Nitrogen 75/25
Carbon Monox, Helium, Oxygen, Nitrogen L.D.M.
Tri-Med Medical
Nitrogen Oxygen Mix
Co-HE-O2-N2 Mixture
Air Compressed Medical Air
Oxygen/Nitrogen 52/48
Oxygen Size D
Oxygen, Compressed
Liqui-med Analgesic Gas
Oxygen/Nitrogen 9.7/90.3
Oxygen Size H
Oxygen (compressed)
Oxygen Compressed U.S.P
Compressed Gas N.O.S.
Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Mixture
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Mixture
Compressed Oxygen
Nitrogen
Oxygen USP, Helium USP, Medical Gas Mixture
Lung Diffusion Test Mix Nohco
Compressed
Carbon Dioxide-Air Mixture
Oxygen USP - Gas 100%
Medical Air
EZ-OX Plus
Helium/Oxygen Mix
Helium / Oxygen Mixture
Carbon Dioxide-Oxygen Mixture
Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Mixture
Oxygen 99% USP
Oxygen Size C
Helium Oxygen Mix 80/20
Medical Air USP
Oxygen/Nitrogen 10/90
Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen 5/95
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Mix
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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