What Is Oxygen Therapy?
Oxygen therapy is the administration of supplemental oxygen in medical situations where the patient's capacity for taking in oxygen is compromised due to health or trauma.
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Oxygen Therapy for COPD
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Patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as in cases of emphysema and chronic asthma, require oxygen therapy to increase oxygen levels in their blood and tissues.
Oxygen Therapy for Heart Attack Victims
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A heart attack can cause injury to the heart muscle interfering with the process of blood re-oxygenation through the circulatory and pulmonary systems. Oxygen therapy supplies the additional oxygen needed to ease this process for the injured heart muscle.
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Oxygen Therapy for Injury and Trauma
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Shortness of breath can be the result of injury or trauma. Oxygen therapy reduces the stress and anxiety that accompany difficulty in breathing and supplies the body with the additional oxygen needed.
Oxygen Therapy for Illness
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Pulmonary hypertension is caused by a narrowing of blood vessels in the lungs. Without oxygen therapy, having to work harder to supply blood to the lungs can strain the heart muscle resulting in death.
Oxygen Therapy Following Surgery
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Oxygen therapy is used following surgery to help eliminate gases that accumulate in the blood as the result of anesthesia, especially during lengthy surgical procedures utilizing inhaled anesthetics.
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