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