Oxygen
- Generic Name
- Oxygen
- Brand Names
- Alnox, Ez-OX, Heliox, Oxygen, Southern Medical
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- O2
- CAS Number
- 7782-44-7
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- S88TT14065
- Background
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 c...
- 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 to reduce t...
- Associated Conditions
- Anemia, Cancer, Hypoxemia, Hypoxia, Migraine, Polycythemia, Pulmonary Hypertension (PH), Respiratory Disorders, Sleep Apnea
- Associated Therapies
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