Oxygen therapy, known as supplemental oxygen, is the use of oxygen as medical treatment.
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11 Facts About Oxygen therapy
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Acute indications for therapy include hypoxemia, carbon monoxide toxicity and cluster headache.
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Oxygen therapy is often useful in chronic hypoxemia caused by conditions such as severe COPD or cystic fibrosis.
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Oxygen therapy can be delivered via nasal cannula or face mask, or via high pressure conditions such as in endotracheal intubation or hyperbaric chamber.
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Oxygen therapy is widely used by hospitals, EMS, and first-aid providers in a variety of conditions and settings.
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In context of acute hypoxemia, oxygen therapy should be titrated to a target level based on pulse oximetry.
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Oxygen therapy has been used as emergency treatment for decompression sickness for years.
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The success of recompression Oxygen therapy is greatest if given within four hours after resurfacing, with earlier treatment associated with a decreased number of recompression treatments required for resolution.
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Oxygen therapy supplementation has a variety of physiologic effects on the human body.
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Oxygen therapy itself is not flammable, but the addition of concentrated oxygen to a fire greatly increases its intensity, and can aid the combustion of materials that are relatively inert under normal conditions.
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SARS was identified as being respiratory based, and it was determined that conventional oxygen therapy devices were not designed for the containment of exhaled particles.
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