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