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