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