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