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