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