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