oxygen therapy

oxygen therapy
Therapeutic administration of oxygen.

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  • Oxygen therapy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.96 MeSH …   Wikipedia

  • oxygen therapy — Treatment in which a storage tank of oxygen or a machine called a compressor is used to give oxygen to people with breathing problems. It may be given through a nose tube, a mask, or a tent. The extra oxygen is breathed in along with normal air.… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • oxygen therapy — respiratory care involving inhalation of oxygen …   Medical dictionary

  • supplemental oxygen therapy — Treatment in which a storage tank of oxygen or a machine called a compressor is used to give oxygen to people with breathing problems. It may be given through a nose tube, a mask, or a tent. The extra oxygen is breathed in along with normal air.… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • Oxygen toxicity — Classification and external resources In 1942–43 the UK Government carried out extensive testing for oxygen toxicity in divers. The chamber is pressurised with air to 3.7  …   Wikipedia

  • Oxygen cocktail — The oxygen cocktail is a foamy substance containing a beverage drink (juice, milk, etc.) enriched in gaseous oxygen. The drink is used as part of oxygen therapy by a number of Russian medical institutions; their research suggest that the drink,… …   Wikipedia

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  • Oxygen intoxication — is known to be caused by the inhaling of high concentration oxygen for a long period of time. However it is not a threat to humans in normal physiological conditions. Oxygen intoxication can occur only when gas pressure is at an elevated amount.… …   Wikipedia

  • Oxygen Equivalent — compares the relative amount of oxygen available for respiration at a variable pressure to that available at SATP. As external respiration depends on the exchange of gases due to partial pressures across a semipermeable membrane and normally… …   Wikipedia

  • Oxygen mask — A plastic oxygen mask on an ER patient. An oxygen mask provides a method to transfer breathing oxygen gas from a storage tank to the lungs. Oxygen masks may cover the nose and mouth (oral nasal mask) or the entire face (full face mask). They may… …   Wikipedia

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